The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at London 2023, Carys Parry & Anwen Huws crossed the line in 1:19:00: 331st of 1,096 women's teams, faster than 70% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 89% of the field across all eight, against 48% on the runs. A harder second half: 2:17 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 5:03, ahead of 85% of the field.
London gave the field time back: about 1:53 faster than the average race this season, by 749 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:52Running 1 4:37v median −0:16
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Block 02 7:10Running 2 5:33v median −0:25
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Block 03 8:55Running 3 6:10v median −0:03
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Block 04 9:57Running 4 6:34v median +0:17
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Block 05 11:18Running 5 6:35v median +0:10
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Block 06 7:54Running 6 6:21v median +0:03
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Block 07 9:45Running 7 6:36v median +0:20
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Block 08 10:14Running 8 6:57v median +0:26
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:03
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 1091
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,091 women's teams who finished.