The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Copenhagen 2024, Desmond Birt & Amy McDermott crossed the line in 1:12:47: 128th of 337 mixed teams, faster than 62% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 83% of the field beaten on the stations, against 38% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were the standout, 0:56 quicker than the median and 28th of 337. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:45 better against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Copenhagen gained about 2:21.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:39Running 1 6:23v median +0:42
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Block 02 7:25Running 2 5:22v median +0:36
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Block 03 8:21Running 3 5:23v median +0:20
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Block 04 7:40Running 4 5:20v median +0:15
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Block 05 9:27Running 5 5:11v median +0:03
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Block 06 6:47Running 6 5:15v median +0:06
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Block 07 7:38Running 7 5:05v median +0:00
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Block 08 9:15Running 8 5:30v median −0:01
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:42
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 332
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 332 mixed teams who finished.