The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for John Murtagh & Francis Murtagh at Barcelona 2026: 58:04, 20th of 797 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 3:18 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:05 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Barcelona gave the field time back: about 0:54 faster than the average race this season, by 766 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:40Running 1 3:43v median −0:53
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Block 02 5:37Running 2 3:41v median −1:01
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Block 03 6:34Running 3 3:50v median −1:15
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Block 04 6:50Running 4 3:51v median −1:13
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Block 05 8:00Running 5 3:54v median −1:14
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Block 06 5:15Running 6 3:55v median −1:11
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Block 07 4:04Running 7 3:59v median −1:05
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Block 08 7:33Running 8 3:55v median −1:10
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:40
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 795
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 795 men's teams who finished.