The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Beth Ward & Alex Smedley finished 772nd of 909 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at London 2023, in 1:33:35.
The stations carried this race: faster than 50% of the field across all eight, against 8% on the runs. A harder second half: 4:41 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 8:19 in the roxzone was slower than 88% 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 8:42Running 1 4:25v median −0:03
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Block 02 8:34Running 2 6:23v median +0:50
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Block 03 11:48Running 3 7:15v median +1:23
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Block 04 10:03Running 4 7:18v median +1:23
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Block 05 12:27Running 5 7:43v median +1:40
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Block 06 10:02Running 6 7:54v median +1:57
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Block 07 10:40Running 7 7:25v median +1:27
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Block 08 13:07Running 8 9:00v median +2:49
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:19
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.