The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:15:10 at Birmingham 2022 put Matt Sallis & Adam Wheatley 223rd of 358 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 90% of the field beaten on the stations, against 33% on the runs. A harder second half: 1:36 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 9:37 in the roxzone was slower than 92% of the field.
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 8:11Running 1 4:51v median −0:22
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Block 02 6:27Running 2 5:04v median +0:14
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Block 03 8:27Running 3 5:54v median +0:44
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Block 04 7:20Running 4 5:38v median +0:21
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Block 05 9:42Running 5 5:38v median +0:15
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Block 06 7:50Running 6 6:16v median +0:58
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Block 07 8:30Running 7 5:53v median +0:40
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Block 08 9:15Running 8 5:52v median +0:28
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:37
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.