The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:38:32 at Manchester 2024 put Rob Sawyer & Wendy Smith 382nd of 410 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 22% of the field beaten on the runs, 1% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 4:34. A harder second half: 5:58 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Manchester gave the field time back: about 1:07 faster than the average race this season, by 274 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:01Running 1 4:33v median +0:36
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Block 02 8:50Running 2 6:20v median +0:52
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Block 03 12:04Running 3 6:38v median +0:58
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Block 04 11:13Running 4 6:43v median +1:02
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Block 05 12:32Running 5 6:58v median +1:09
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Block 06 8:34Running 6 6:39v median +0:55
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Block 07 13:45Running 7 6:47v median +1:00
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Block 08 16:08Running 8 7:19v median +1:17
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:32
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 408
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 408 mixed teams who finished.