The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:41:57 at Amsterdam 2023 put Esther Saija & Anne-Marie Merckx 271st of 319 women's teams in the Doubles Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 63% of the field beaten on the stations, against 5% on the runs. A harder second half: 3:27 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. Time in the roxzone, 4:54, was faster than 87% of the field.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:27Running 1 4:00v median −0:30
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Block 02 12:29Running 2 9:39v median +3:14
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Block 03 13:38Running 3 9:13v median +2:37
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Block 04 11:44Running 4 9:04v median +2:23
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Block 05 14:05Running 5 9:05v median +2:19
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Block 06 11:08Running 6 9:16v median +2:35
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Block 07 12:43Running 7 9:23v median +2:42
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Block 08 12:59Running 8 10:10v median +2:42
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:54
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 318
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 318 women's teams who finished.