The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at London 2023, Nicola Pearson & Matt Hutton crossed the line in 1:19:47: 435th of 909 mixed teams, faster than 52% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 70% of the field beaten on the runs, 29% on the stations. The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 1:06 slower than the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:13 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 1:04.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:35Running 1 4:14v median −0:14
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Block 02 7:43Running 2 5:12v median −0:21
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Block 03 9:39Running 3 5:19v median −0:33
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Block 04 9:44Running 4 5:31v median −0:24
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Block 05 10:28Running 5 5:40v median −0:23
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Block 06 7:15Running 6 5:34v median −0:23
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Block 07 9:25Running 7 5:26v median −0:32
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Block 08 10:46Running 8 5:48v median −0:23
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:19
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.