The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:33:29 at Birmingham 2025 put Paul Shaw & Craig Millward 1,116th of 1,177 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
The stations carried this race: faster than 29% of the field across all eight, against 3% on the runs. A harder second half: 2:01 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 9:16, behind 95% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Birmingham gained about 1:50.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:02Running 1 6:46v median +1:20
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Block 02 8:49Running 2 6:26v median +1:52
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Block 03 10:11Running 3 6:44v median +1:52
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Block 04 10:05Running 4 6:54v median +2:00
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Block 05 12:54Running 5 8:07v median +3:05
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Block 06 8:54Running 6 6:59v median +2:04
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Block 07 10:36Running 7 6:34v median +1:39
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Block 08 11:48Running 8 7:09v median +2:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:16
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.