The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Dublin 2023, George Playford & Chloe Swarbrick crossed the line in 1:13:19: 34th of 255 mixed teams, faster than 87% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 97% of the field beaten on the stations, against 76% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sled pull: 1:49 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:21 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Dublin cost the whole field time: about 4:04 more than the average race this season, going by 156 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:18Running 1 3:24v median −0:23
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Block 02 7:41Running 2 5:33v median −0:37
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Block 03 8:07Running 3 5:43v median −0:51
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Block 04 9:27Running 4 7:02v median +0:19
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Block 05 9:56Running 5 5:52v median −1:00
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Block 06 7:34Running 6 6:00v median −0:44
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Block 07 9:13Running 7 6:00v median −0:44
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Block 08 9:32Running 8 6:08v median −0:25
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:40
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 250
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 250 mixed teams who finished.