The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Borislav Dimitrov & Ognyan Dimitrov finished 956th of 1,003 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at London 2023, in 1:33:01.
A station race more than a running one: 37% of the field beaten on the stations, against 3% on the runs. The race faded late: the second half went 3:45 worse against the middle of the field than the first. 8:50 in the roxzone was slower than 95% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced London gained about 1:24.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:59Running 1 4:51v median +0:45
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Block 02 7:56Running 2 6:04v median +1:02
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Block 03 10:42Running 3 6:55v median +1:34
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Block 04 10:15Running 4 7:39v median +2:12
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Block 05 13:05Running 5 8:13v median +2:38
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Block 06 9:34Running 6 7:53v median +2:27
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Block 07 11:57Running 7 8:18v median +2:53
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Block 08 11:50Running 8 8:06v median +2:27
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:50
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.