The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at London 2023, Louise Barnes & Amy Gavin crossed the line in 1:21:44: 442nd of 1,096 women's teams, faster than 60% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 65% of the field beaten on the runs, 36% on the stations. On the sled pull the field had the edge, by 0:35. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:35 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 9:46Running 1 4:36v median −0:17
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Block 02 7:33Running 2 5:35v median −0:23
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Block 03 10:36Running 3 5:58v median −0:15
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Block 04 10:15Running 4 5:59v median −0:18
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Block 05 11:05Running 5 5:59v median −0:26
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Block 06 7:42Running 6 5:55v median −0:23
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Block 07 9:41Running 7 6:08v median −0:08
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Block 08 10:05Running 8 6:31v median +0:00
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:11
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.