The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Tom Preston & Luke Bowen finished 1,122nd of 1,177 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2025, in 1:35:01.
On the sled push the field had the edge, by 5:33. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:01 better against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 9:00, behind 94% 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 10:42Running 1 6:38v median +1:12
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Block 02 12:54Running 2 5:29v median +0:55
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Block 03 10:07Running 3 6:01v median +1:09
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Block 04 10:14Running 4 6:05v median +1:11
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Block 05 11:17Running 5 6:34v median +1:32
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Block 06 8:13Running 6 6:29v median +1:34
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Block 07 10:15Running 7 6:32v median +1:37
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Block 08 12:27Running 8 7:35v median +2:41
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:00
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.