The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2022, Michael Gough & Christopher O’Malley crossed the line in 1:06:37: 103rd of 358 men's teams, faster than 71% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 78% of the field beaten on the runs, 56% on the stations. Nowhere gained more than the sled pull: 0:43 on the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:17 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 8:36Running 1 4:51v median −0:22
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Block 02 6:00Running 2 4:25v median −0:25
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Block 03 6:35Running 3 4:33v median −0:37
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Block 04 7:25Running 4 4:44v median −0:33
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Block 05 9:12Running 5 4:56v median −0:27
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Block 06 6:25Running 6 4:52v median −0:26
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Block 07 7:55Running 7 4:43v median −0:30
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Block 08 9:18Running 8 4:59v median −0:25
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:20
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.