The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Hong Kong 2026, Charlotte Thompson & Sean Plunkett crossed the line in 1:18:46: 193rd of 1,174 mixed teams, faster than 84% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 85% of the field beaten on the runs, 65% on the stations. Stronger after halfway: 1:40 better against the middle of the field than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 9:38, ahead of 91% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Hong Kong gained about 1:04.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:04Running 1 3:41v median −0:46
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Block 02 6:33Running 2 4:18v median −0:54
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Block 03 8:43Running 3 4:48v median −0:38
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Block 04 8:47Running 4 4:48v median −0:40
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Block 05 9:23Running 5 4:39v median −0:53
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Block 06 6:22Running 6 4:31v median −1:02
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Block 07 9:42Running 7 4:47v median −0:47
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Block 08 11:43Running 8 5:51v median −1:49
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:38
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 1169
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,169 mixed teams who finished.