The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Grainne Smith Smith & Denise Tighe Tighe finished 152nd of 352 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Dublin 2023, in 1:27:24, faster than 57% of the field.
A remarkably even set of stations, none more than 0:15 from the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:12 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Dublin cost the whole field time: about 2:52 more than the average race this season, going by 232 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:35Running 1 3:56v median −0:09
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Block 02 9:16Running 2 7:30v median +0:51
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Block 03 12:04Running 3 7:51v median +0:44
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Block 04 11:06Running 4 7:03v median −0:07
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Block 05 12:05Running 5 7:06v median −0:14
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Block 06 8:41Running 6 6:49v median −0:26
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Block 07 10:17Running 7 6:57v median −0:21
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Block 08 10:15Running 8 6:43v median −0:23
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:12
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 340
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 340 women's teams who finished.