The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Andrew Chiles & Thomas Busby finished 1,074th of 1,177 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2025, in 1:28:58.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 1:44. A harder second half: 6:00 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 8:33, behind 92% of the field.
Birmingham gave the field time back: about 1:50 faster than the average race this season, by 1,853 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:01Running 1 6:02v median +0:36
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Block 02 7:25Running 2 5:32v median +0:58
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Block 03 9:49Running 3 5:52v median +1:00
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Block 04 9:47Running 4 6:04v median +1:10
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Block 05 12:21Running 5 7:05v median +2:03
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Block 06 8:27Running 6 6:43v median +1:48
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Block 07 10:36Running 7 6:19v median +1:24
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Block 08 12:07Running 8 5:53v median +0:59
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:33
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.