The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Iain Irving & John Denovan finished in the top 10% of the field at Birmingham 2022, in 58:48 for 7th of 358 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 0:46 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:04 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 4:01, was faster than 99% of the field.
Birmingham gave the field time back: about 2:01 faster than the average race this season, by 253 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:07Running 1 4:28v median −0:45
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Block 02 5:33Running 2 4:07v median −0:43
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Block 03 6:51Running 3 4:15v median −0:55
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Block 04 5:59Running 4 4:14v median −1:03
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Block 05 8:33Running 5 4:17v median −1:06
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Block 06 5:39Running 6 4:08v median −1:10
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Block 07 6:33Running 7 4:12v median −1:01
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Block 08 7:40Running 8 4:11v median −1:13
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:01
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 352
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 352 men's teams who finished.