The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:18:05 at Manchester 2023 put Sam Rider & James Charalambous 132nd of 229 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 61% of the field beaten on the stations, against 26% on the runs. A remarkably even set of stations, none more than 0:16 from the median. Stronger after halfway: 7:11 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Manchester ran slow: the 162 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:25 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 12:56Running 1 9:11v median +2:56
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Block 02 6:46Running 2 5:02v median −0:07
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Block 03 11:26Running 3 8:29v median +2:57
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Block 04 8:17Running 4 5:11v median −0:23
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Block 05 9:29Running 5 5:29v median −0:12
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Block 06 6:58Running 6 5:31v median −0:03
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Block 07 8:48Running 7 5:37v median +0:00
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Block 08 9:23Running 8 5:32v median −0:21
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:10
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 222
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 222 men's teams who finished.