The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Matthew Vacani & James Fenlon finished 1,155th of 1,177 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2025, in 1:41:45.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 4:25. A harder second half: 1:11 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 9:09, behind 95% of the field.
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 11:52Running 1 7:06v median +1:40
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Block 02 8:37Running 2 5:37v median +1:03
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Block 03 12:46Running 3 6:42v median +1:50
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Block 04 11:33Running 4 6:32v median +1:38
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Block 05 12:06Running 5 6:28v median +1:26
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Block 06 8:00Running 6 5:51v median +0:56
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Block 07 12:45Running 7 5:50v median +0:55
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Block 08 15:07Running 8 6:12v median +1:18
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:09
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.