The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Hong Kong 2024, Anne Simpson & Sharlyn Stafford crossed the line in 1:26:31: 135th of 453 women's teams, faster than 70% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 73% of the field beaten on the runs, 50% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:27 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 5:55, ahead of 85% of the field.
Hong Kong cost the whole field time: about 2:02 more than the average race this season, going by 250 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:33Running 1 6:31v median +0:21
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Block 02 7:51Running 2 5:59v median −0:11
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Block 03 10:59Running 3 6:05v median −0:27
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Block 04 10:30Running 4 6:01v median −0:38
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Block 05 11:13Running 5 6:03v median −0:38
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Block 06 7:59Running 6 6:03v median −0:37
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Block 07 9:35Running 7 5:56v median −0:39
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Block 08 11:03Running 8 6:11v median −0:37
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:55
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 450
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 450 women's teams who finished.