The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:08:02 at World Championships Manchester 2023 put Arjan Koolen & Michel Opdam 189th of 250 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 38% of the field beaten on the runs, 14% on the stations. On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 0:53. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:33 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:00Running 1 3:58v median +0:28
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Block 02 7:02Running 2 4:36v median +0:20
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Block 03 8:26Running 3 4:42v median +0:08
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Block 04 7:48Running 4 4:47v median +0:12
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Block 05 9:03Running 5 4:49v median +0:09
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Block 06 6:19Running 6 4:46v median +0:08
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Block 07 8:46Running 7 4:41v median −0:01
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Block 08 9:14Running 8 4:55v median +0:04
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:32
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 244
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 244 men's teams who finished.