The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at London 2023, Gareth Davies & Kieran Mooney crossed the line in 1:11:46: 458th of 1,003 men's teams, faster than 54% of the field.
On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 0:52. A harder second half: 1:42 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 7:36Running 1 3:57v median −0:09
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Block 02 6:37Running 2 4:58v median −0:04
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Block 03 7:50Running 3 5:12v median −0:09
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Block 04 8:12Running 4 5:10v median −0:17
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Block 05 9:56Running 5 5:31v median −0:04
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Block 06 6:53Running 6 5:32v median +0:06
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Block 07 9:28Running 7 5:18v median −0:07
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Block 08 10:01Running 8 5:25v median −0:14
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:20
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.