The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:18:22 at Sydney 2023 put Tim Howes & Mathew Smith 101st of 136 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 63% of the field beaten on the runs, 10% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 7:08 better against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 7:36, behind 95% of the field.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:20Running 1 3:27v median −1:48
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Block 02 7:39Running 2 5:46v median +0:25
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Block 03 10:10Running 3 6:06v median +0:28
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Block 04 10:23Running 4 7:27v median +1:42
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Block 05 8:37Running 5 6:01v median +0:01
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Block 06 6:49Running 6 4:57v median −0:57
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Block 07 9:14Running 7 5:01v median −0:48
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Block 08 10:42Running 8 5:16v median −0:37
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:36
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 136
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 136 men's teams who finished.