The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2023, Will Luxmoore & Jonny Yardley crossed the line in 1:10:28: 186th of 467 men's teams, faster than 60% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 66% of the field beaten on the runs, 43% on the stations. No single station decided it: every one landed within 0:19 of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:10 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:00Running 1 3:50v median −0:02
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Block 02 7:14Running 2 5:04v median +0:01
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Block 03 8:28Running 3 5:14v median −0:10
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Block 04 7:51Running 4 5:10v median −0:18
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Block 05 9:37Running 5 5:17v median −0:16
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Block 06 6:30Running 6 5:04v median −0:22
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Block 07 8:47Running 7 5:16v median −0:12
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Block 08 9:41Running 8 5:24v median −0:26
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:28
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.