The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Simon Spears & Lee Mountain finished in the top 10% of the field at Birmingham 2022, in 58:55 for 8th of 358 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
The runs carried this race: faster than 99% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 63% on the stations. A remarkably even set of stations, none more than 0:19 from the median. Quick through the roxzone: 4:05, ahead of 98% of the field.
Birmingham ran fast: the 253 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 2:01 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
-
Block 01 8:07Running 1 4:23v median −0:50
-
Block 02 5:12Running 2 3:46v median −1:04
-
Block 03 6:56Running 3 3:59v median −1:11
-
Block 04 6:09Running 4 3:52v median −1:25
-
Block 05 8:30Running 5 4:04v median −1:19
-
Block 06 5:35Running 6 3:58v median −1:20
-
Block 07 6:46Running 7 3:56v median −1:17
-
Block 08 7:43Running 8 4:10v median −1:14
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:05
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.