The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Stuart Oxborough & Ellie Oxborough finished 694th of 909 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at London 2023, in 1:29:16.
Legs and stations told different stories: 43% of the field beaten on the runs, 14% on the stations. On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 1:45. A harder second half: 1:22 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 8:45Running 1 4:36v median +0:08
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Block 02 8:27Running 2 5:38v median +0:05
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Block 03 9:56Running 3 5:57v median +0:05
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Block 04 11:29Running 4 6:38v median +0:43
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Block 05 11:07Running 5 6:05v median +0:02
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Block 06 8:18Running 6 6:02v median +0:05
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Block 07 11:36Running 7 5:59v median +0:01
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Block 08 11:59Running 8 6:30v median +0:19
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:48
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.