The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Charlie Stenson & George Freeth finished 702nd of 1,177 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2025, in 1:14:36.
Legs and stations told different stories: 49% of the field beaten on the runs, 25% on the stations. On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 0:48. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:00 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Birmingham ran fast: the 1,853 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:50 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:51Running 1 5:50v median +0:24
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Block 02 7:06Running 2 4:46v median +0:12
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Block 03 8:34Running 3 4:58v median +0:06
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Block 04 8:35Running 4 4:55v median +0:01
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Block 05 9:37Running 5 4:59v median −0:03
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Block 06 6:30Running 6 4:51v median −0:04
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Block 07 9:07Running 7 4:50v median −0:05
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Block 08 9:35Running 8 4:43v median −0:11
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:49
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1177
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,177 men's teams who finished.