The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:14:44 at Birmingham 2025 put Anthony Bolton & Louis Parker 708th of 1,177 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
The runs carried this race: faster than 62% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 15% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 1:52 behind the median. A harder second half: 2:28 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 9:12Running 1 4:54v median −0:32
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Block 02 6:31Running 2 4:24v median −0:10
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Block 03 8:33Running 3 4:35v median −0:17
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Block 04 8:08Running 4 4:44v median −0:10
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Block 05 9:39Running 5 4:42v median −0:20
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Block 06 6:31Running 6 4:43v median −0:12
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Block 07 10:06Running 7 4:45v median −0:10
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Block 08 9:54Running 8 4:53v median −0:01
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:17
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.