The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Gareth Thomas & Paul Ebrey finished 766th of 1,003 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at London 2023, in 1:20:10.
Legs and stations told different stories: 42% of the field beaten on the runs, 15% on the stations. A harder second half: 2:10 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 7:25 in the roxzone was slower than 86% of the field.
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 8:33Running 1 4:16v median +0:10
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Block 02 6:58Running 2 5:08v median +0:06
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Block 03 8:45Running 3 5:18v median −0:03
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Block 04 9:13Running 4 5:28v median +0:01
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Block 05 11:11Running 5 6:06v median +0:31
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Block 06 7:22Running 6 5:38v median +0:12
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Block 07 9:43Running 7 5:33v median +0:08
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Block 08 11:08Running 8 6:03v median +0:24
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:25
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.