The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2022, James Clark & Tom Upton crossed the line in 1:02:55: 54th of 358 men's teams, faster than 85% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 91% of the field beaten on the runs, 69% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:41 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 4:33, was faster than 89% 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
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Block 01 8:29Running 1 4:49v median −0:24
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Block 02 5:55Running 2 4:24v median −0:26
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Block 03 7:05Running 3 4:32v median −0:38
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Block 04 7:08Running 4 4:32v median −0:45
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Block 05 8:35Running 5 4:33v median −0:50
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Block 06 6:03Running 6 4:33v median −0:45
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Block 07 6:46Running 7 4:19v median −0:54
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Block 08 8:31Running 8 4:29v median −0:55
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:33
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.