The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Scott Ormond & Brian Thornton finished 1,150th of 1,177 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2025, in 1:39:52.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 1:29. A harder second half: 3:32 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 7:51, behind 86% 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 11:00Running 1 6:45v median +1:19
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Block 02 9:12Running 2 6:52v median +2:18
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Block 03 11:26Running 3 7:34v median +2:42
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Block 04 11:30Running 4 7:27v median +2:33
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Block 05 12:31Running 5 7:38v median +2:36
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Block 06 9:48Running 6 7:48v median +2:53
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Block 07 12:36Running 7 8:10v median +3:15
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Block 08 14:07Running 8 8:08v median +3:14
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:51
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.