The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Russell Darlington & Christopher Geddes finished 1,068th of 1,177 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2025, in 1:28:35.
On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 3:06. A harder second half: 2:39 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 10:47Running 1 6:28v median +1:02
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Block 02 7:57Running 2 5:27v median +0:53
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Block 03 10:18Running 3 5:47v median +0:55
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Block 04 9:33Running 4 5:51v median +0:57
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Block 05 10:31Running 5 5:56v median +0:54
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Block 06 7:48Running 6 6:00v median +1:05
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Block 07 12:57Running 7 6:22v median +1:27
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Block 08 11:44Running 8 6:13v median +1:19
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:09
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.