The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:22:47 at Milan 2024 put Sophie smith & Emily Syms 173rd of 584 women's teams in the Doubles Open division, ahead of 70% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 79% of the field beaten on the runs, 50% on the stations. No single station decided it: every one landed within 0:18 of the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:04 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Milan ran slow: the 394 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 3:00 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:41Running 1 5:48v median −1:11
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Block 02 6:59Running 2 5:21v median −0:27
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Block 03 10:32Running 3 5:41v median −0:19
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Block 04 10:05Running 4 5:43v median −0:20
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Block 05 10:52Running 5 5:31v median −0:34
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Block 06 7:26Running 6 5:32v median −0:30
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Block 07 9:22Running 7 5:33v median −0:29
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Block 08 9:00Running 8 4:38v median −0:23
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:57
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 582
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 582 women's teams who finished.