The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Luke Macklin & Lucy Downes at London 2023: 1:07:28, 89th of 909 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:14 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:28 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 4:43, ahead of 85% of the field.
London ran fast: the 532 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:04 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:13Running 1 4:12v median −0:16
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Block 02 6:55Running 2 4:53v median −0:40
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Block 03 7:52Running 3 4:54v median −0:58
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Block 04 7:14Running 4 5:00v median −0:55
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Block 05 9:20Running 5 5:04v median −0:59
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Block 06 6:44Running 6 5:11v median −0:46
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Block 07 7:38Running 7 5:00v median −0:58
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Block 08 8:57Running 8 5:10v median −1:01
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:43
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 903
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 903 mixed teams who finished.