The race, in three figures
The race, in words
George Francis & Leigh Collister finished 735th of 1,003 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at London 2023, in 1:19:09.
The runs carried this race: faster than 50% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 9% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 2:50 behind the median. A harder second half: 3:25 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 7:41Running 1 3:32v median −0:34
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Block 02 6:39Running 2 4:51v median −0:11
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Block 03 8:56Running 3 5:22v median +0:01
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Block 04 9:32Running 4 5:38v median +0:11
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Block 05 10:55Running 5 6:19v median +0:44
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Block 06 7:13Running 6 5:33v median +0:07
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Block 07 9:31Running 7 5:16v median −0:09
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Block 08 12:47Running 8 5:47v median +0:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:05
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.