The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2022, Matt Bateson & Michael Saunders crossed the line in 1:06:47: 106th of 358 men's teams, faster than 70% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 83% of the field across all eight, against 60% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 0:36 on the median. A harder second half: 2:01 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 8:29Running 1 4:54v median −0:19
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Block 02 6:03Running 2 4:34v median −0:16
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Block 03 7:10Running 3 5:00v median −0:10
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Block 04 6:48Running 4 4:56v median −0:21
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Block 05 9:33Running 5 5:11v median −0:12
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Block 06 6:37Running 6 5:17v median −0:01
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Block 07 7:59Running 7 5:16v median +0:03
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Block 08 9:13Running 8 5:32v median +0:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:05
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.