The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2023, Matthew West & Craig Barrett crossed the line in 1:06:06: 100th of 467 men's teams, faster than 79% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 82% of the field beaten on the runs, 55% on the stations. A harder second half: 1:26 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. Time in the roxzone, 4:07, was faster than 86% of the field.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:37Running 1 3:29v median −0:23
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Block 02 6:27Running 2 4:32v median −0:31
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Block 03 7:20Running 3 4:37v median −0:47
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Block 04 7:12Running 4 4:48v median −0:40
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Block 05 9:26Running 5 5:09v median −0:24
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Block 06 6:23Running 6 4:49v median −0:37
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Block 07 8:21Running 7 4:56v median −0:32
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Block 08 9:20Running 8 5:08v median −0:42
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:07
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 465
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 465 men's teams who finished.