The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Samuel Holmes & Robert Pattison finished 330th of 358 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2022, in 1:29:19.
The stations carried this race: faster than 28% of the field across all eight, against 5% on the runs. A harder second half: 2:49 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 9:10 in the roxzone was slower than 90% 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 9:55Running 1 5:52v median +0:39
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Block 02 8:00Running 2 5:47v median +0:57
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Block 03 8:59Running 3 6:23v median +1:13
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Block 04 9:49Running 4 7:05v median +1:48
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Block 05 11:45Running 5 7:07v median +1:44
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Block 06 9:00Running 6 7:12v median +1:54
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Block 07 10:54Running 7 7:09v median +1:56
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Block 08 11:56Running 8 7:46v median +2:22
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:10
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.