The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Chris Bollard & Adam Battams finished 527th of 1,003 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at London 2023, in 1:13:18.
A station race more than a running one: 63% of the field beaten on the stations, against 36% on the runs. A remarkably even set of stations, none more than 0:18 from the median. A harder second half: 1:34 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 8:00Running 1 4:21v median +0:15
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Block 02 6:46Running 2 5:17v median +0:15
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Block 03 8:19Running 3 5:29v median +0:08
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Block 04 8:11Running 4 5:40v median +0:13
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Block 05 10:04Running 5 5:52v median +0:17
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Block 06 7:16Running 6 5:49v median +0:23
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Block 07 9:26Running 7 5:53v median +0:28
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Block 08 10:14Running 8 5:57v median +0:18
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:10
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.