The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2022, Toby Herrtage & Lee Hodgkinson crossed the line in 1:11:22: 172nd of 358 men's teams, faster than 52% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 63% of the field beaten on the runs, 34% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:20 better against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Birmingham gained about 2:01.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:33Running 1 5:17v median +0:04
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Block 02 6:31Running 2 4:45v median −0:05
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Block 03 8:04Running 3 4:55v median −0:15
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Block 04 7:43Running 4 5:03v median −0:14
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Block 05 9:43Running 5 5:07v median −0:16
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Block 06 6:22Running 6 4:58v median −0:20
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Block 07 8:26Running 7 4:56v median −0:17
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Block 08 9:12Running 8 5:10v median −0:14
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:58
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.