The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:20:33 at Birmingham 2025 put Andy Nicholson & Jody Williams 902nd of 1,177 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 33% of the field beaten on the runs, 12% on the stations. On the sled pull the field had the edge, by 4:30. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:11 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 10:06Running 1 5:52v median +0:26
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Block 02 6:52Running 2 4:49v median +0:15
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Block 03 12:43Running 3 4:59v median +0:07
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Block 04 7:42Running 4 5:04v median +0:10
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Block 05 10:06Running 5 5:30v median +0:28
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Block 06 6:54Running 6 5:23v median +0:28
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Block 07 9:06Running 7 5:32v median +0:37
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Block 08 10:48Running 8 5:40v median +0:46
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:24
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.