The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Colin Campbell & Michael Branch finished 893rd of 1,177 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2025, in 1:20:01.
Legs and stations told different stories: 38% of the field beaten on the runs, 10% on the stations. On the sled pull the field had the edge, by 4:46. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:49 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 9:41Running 1 5:30v median +0:04
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Block 02 6:28Running 2 4:43v median +0:09
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Block 03 13:18Running 3 5:18v median +0:26
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Block 04 8:31Running 4 5:16v median +0:22
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Block 05 9:59Running 5 5:31v median +0:29
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Block 06 7:10Running 6 5:21v median +0:26
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Block 07 8:38Running 7 5:10v median +0:15
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Block 08 9:57Running 8 5:03v median +0:09
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:27
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.