The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at London 2023, Ben Wharin & Rory Kavanagh crossed the line in 1:10:17: 397th of 1,003 men's teams, faster than 60% of the field.
A remarkably even set of stations, none more than 0:19 from the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:23 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced London gained about 1:24.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:44Running 1 3:48v median −0:18
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Block 02 6:03Running 2 4:16v median −0:46
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Block 03 7:39Running 3 4:51v median −0:30
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Block 04 7:54Running 4 5:10v median −0:17
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Block 05 9:49Running 5 5:16v median −0:19
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Block 06 7:09Running 6 5:15v median −0:11
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Block 07 8:50Running 7 5:18v median −0:07
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Block 08 9:42Running 8 5:40v median +0:01
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:38
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.