The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Hong Kong 2024, Cindy Luo & Shutong Zhu crossed the line in 1:31:56: 220th of 453 women's teams, faster than 51% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 61% of the field beaten on the runs, 27% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 1:36 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:36 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 13:47Running 1 8:19v median +2:09
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Block 02 7:22Running 2 5:41v median −0:29
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Block 03 11:25Running 3 6:05v median −0:27
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Block 04 11:04Running 4 5:59v median −0:40
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Block 05 11:35Running 5 6:08v median −0:33
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Block 06 7:44Running 6 6:01v median −0:39
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Block 07 10:06Running 7 6:14v median −0:21
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Block 08 12:29Running 8 6:18v median −0:30
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:33
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.