The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at London 2023, Marcus Mangan & Michael Seymour crossed the line in 1:08:50: 344th of 1,003 men's teams, faster than 66% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 77% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 38% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 1:33 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:06 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
London gave the field time back: about 1:24 faster than the average race this season, by 678 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:59Running 1 4:05v median −0:01
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Block 02 6:10Running 2 4:30v median −0:32
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Block 03 7:23Running 3 4:33v median −0:48
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Block 04 7:29Running 4 4:43v median −0:44
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Block 05 9:13Running 5 4:54v median −0:41
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Block 06 6:27Running 6 5:02v median −0:24
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Block 07 8:38Running 7 5:04v median −0:21
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Block 08 10:38Running 8 4:55v median −0:44
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:01
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 996
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 996 men's teams who finished.