The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Lucy Thomson & Mike Long finished 690th of 909 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at London 2023, in 1:29:05.
A station race more than a running one: 68% of the field beaten on the stations, against 10% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sled pull: 0:43 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:21 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 9:47Running 1 5:45v median +1:17
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Block 02 8:47Running 2 7:02v median +1:29
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Block 03 10:09Running 3 7:06v median +1:14
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Block 04 10:21Running 4 7:15v median +1:20
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Block 05 11:50Running 5 7:19v median +1:16
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Block 06 8:39Running 6 7:01v median +1:04
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Block 07 11:22Running 7 7:15v median +1:17
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Block 08 10:51Running 8 6:57v median +0:46
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:25
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.