The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Hamburg 2023, Jörg Scheidig & Herwig Matzke crossed the line in 1:09:21: 80th of 348 men's teams, faster than 77% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 87% of the field beaten on the runs, 38% on the stations. A remarkably even set of stations, none more than 0:19 from the median.
Hamburg gave the field time back: about 1:38 faster than the average race this season, by 252 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:26Running 1 4:25v median −0:38
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Block 02 6:12Running 2 4:14v median −0:40
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Block 03 7:45Running 3 4:25v median −0:51
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Block 04 7:43Running 4 4:25v median −0:52
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Block 05 9:05Running 5 4:35v median −0:50
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Block 06 6:13Running 6 4:30v median −0:49
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Block 07 8:14Running 7 4:33v median −0:41
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Block 08 9:31Running 8 5:09v median −0:49
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:20
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 345
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 345 men's teams who finished.