The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Declan Ward & Ben Hewitt finished 910th of 1,003 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at London 2023, in 1:28:13.
A station race more than a running one: 31% of the field beaten on the stations, against 6% on the runs. A harder second half: 3:11 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 8:05, behind 92% 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 9:22Running 1 5:08v median +1:02
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Block 02 8:06Running 2 6:20v median +1:18
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Block 03 9:49Running 3 6:32v median +1:11
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Block 04 9:22Running 4 6:48v median +1:21
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Block 05 11:12Running 5 6:43v median +1:08
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Block 06 8:58Running 6 6:57v median +1:31
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Block 07 10:48Running 7 6:54v median +1:29
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Block 08 12:38Running 8 8:01v median +2:22
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:05
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.