The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at London 2023, Ben Salmon & Richard Salmon crossed the line in 1:10:17: 396th of 1,003 men's teams, faster than 61% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 68% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 48% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:01 better against the middle of the field than the first.
London ran fast: the 678 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:24 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:45Running 1 3:50v median −0:16
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Block 02 6:18Running 2 4:32v median −0:30
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Block 03 8:09Running 3 4:54v median −0:27
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Block 04 8:15Running 4 5:12v median −0:15
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Block 05 9:32Running 5 5:15v median −0:20
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Block 06 7:11Running 6 5:16v median −0:10
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Block 07 7:57Running 7 5:01v median −0:24
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Block 08 9:20Running 8 5:16v median −0:23
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:58
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.