The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ben Newlands & Matthew James Markwick finished 938th of 1,177 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2025, in 1:22:03.
Legs and stations told different stories: 34% of the field beaten on the runs, 6% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 1:43 behind the median.
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 10:47Running 1 6:07v median +0:41
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Block 02 7:24Running 2 4:53v median +0:19
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Block 03 9:53Running 3 4:56v median +0:04
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Block 04 9:28Running 4 5:07v median +0:13
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Block 05 10:55Running 5 5:32v median +0:30
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Block 06 7:28Running 6 5:27v median +0:32
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Block 07 9:56Running 7 5:26v median +0:31
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Block 08 10:27Running 8 5:03v median +0:09
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:50
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.