The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Michael Lyons & Wesley Atkins finished 1,012th of 1,177 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2025, in 1:25:23.
A station race more than a running one: 47% of the field beaten on the stations, against 6% on the runs. A harder second half: 2:19 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 10:12Running 1 6:24v median +0:58
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Block 02 7:43Running 2 5:49v median +1:15
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Block 03 9:37Running 3 6:29v median +1:37
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Block 04 9:14Running 4 6:08v median +1:14
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Block 05 11:09Running 5 6:28v median +1:26
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Block 06 8:03Running 6 6:14v median +1:19
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Block 07 10:25Running 7 6:28v median +1:33
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Block 08 11:24Running 8 6:57v median +2:03
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:45
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.