The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Matt Threadgold & Chris Malone finished in the top 10% of the field at Copenhagen 2026, in 1:00:59 for 25th of 658 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 97% of the field beaten on the runs, 74% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:32 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 4:08, was faster than 99% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Copenhagen gained about 0:45.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:12Running 1 5:23v median −2:04
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Block 02 5:41Running 2 3:34v median −1:04
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Block 03 7:27Running 3 3:56v median −1:02
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Block 04 6:59Running 4 3:52v median −1:06
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Block 05 7:55Running 5 3:55v median −1:11
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Block 06 5:22Running 6 4:03v median −0:59
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Block 07 6:52Running 7 4:01v median −1:00
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Block 08 7:32Running 8 4:03v median −1:09
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:08
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 652
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 652 men's teams who finished.