The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Lee Morris & Robert Jones finished 1,054th of 1,177 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2025, in 1:27:26.
A station race more than a running one: 28% of the field beaten on the stations, against 8% on the runs. The race faded late: the second half went 1:24 worse against the middle of the field than the first. 8:39 in the roxzone was slower than 92% 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 10:41Running 1 6:29v median +1:03
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Block 02 8:09Running 2 5:38v median +1:04
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Block 03 10:14Running 3 5:49v median +0:57
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Block 04 8:26Running 4 6:01v median +1:07
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Block 05 11:22Running 5 6:33v median +1:31
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Block 06 8:29Running 6 6:27v median +1:32
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Block 07 10:29Running 7 6:40v median +1:45
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Block 08 11:04Running 8 6:36v median +1:42
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:39
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.