The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at London 2023, Louise Douglass & Michelle Smart crossed the line in 1:20:06: 381st of 1,096 women's teams, faster than 65% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 76% of the field beaten on the runs, 42% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 0:36 behind the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:53 better against the middle of the field than before it.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced London gained about 1:53.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:58Running 1 4:25v median −0:28
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Block 02 7:39Running 2 5:15v median −0:43
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Block 03 10:30Running 3 5:51v median −0:22
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Block 04 10:02Running 4 5:54v median −0:23
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Block 05 11:00Running 5 5:46v median −0:39
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Block 06 7:46Running 6 5:56v median −0:22
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Block 07 9:18Running 7 5:50v median −0:26
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Block 08 9:05Running 8 6:01v median −0:30
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:57
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.