The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Rotterdam 2023, Lucy Wood & Beth Simco crossed the line in 1:22:13: 66th of 222 women's teams, faster than 70% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 82% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 37% on the stations. On the sled pull the field had the edge, by 0:48. A harder second half: 2:32 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Rotterdam cost the whole field time: about 2:17 more than the average race this season, going by 152 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:15Running 1 4:20v median −0:18
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Block 02 7:04Running 2 5:34v median −0:52
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Block 03 11:13Running 3 6:07v median −0:39
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Block 04 10:00Running 4 6:05v median −0:49
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Block 05 11:47Running 5 6:10v median −0:53
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Block 06 7:46Running 6 6:05v median −0:53
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Block 07 10:06Running 7 6:25v median −0:33
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Block 08 9:48Running 8 6:01v median −1:06
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:22
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 217
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 217 women's teams who finished.