The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:21:49 at Birmingham 2025 put Jason Tolley & Sam Vickers 933rd of 1,177 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 51% of the field beaten on the stations, against 19% on the runs. A harder second half: 1:15 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 9:19 in the roxzone was slower than 95% of the field.
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 10:16Running 1 6:21v median +0:55
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Block 02 7:27Running 2 5:19v median +0:45
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Block 03 8:15Running 3 5:20v median +0:28
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Block 04 8:33Running 4 5:28v median +0:34
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Block 05 10:09Running 5 5:42v median +0:40
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Block 06 7:32Running 6 5:45v median +0:50
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Block 07 9:43Running 7 5:55v median +1:00
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Block 08 10:42Running 8 6:20v median +1:26
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:19
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.