The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Sean Whelan & Gary Whelan finished 517th of 658 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Copenhagen 2026, in 1:24:38.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 1:32 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:03 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Copenhagen ran fast: the 383 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 0:45 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 13:44Running 1 9:20v median +1:53
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Block 02 7:50Running 2 5:39v median +1:01
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Block 03 9:16Running 3 5:50v median +0:52
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Block 04 8:27Running 4 5:44v median +0:46
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Block 05 10:27Running 5 5:53v median +0:47
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Block 06 7:19Running 6 5:39v median +0:37
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Block 07 10:37Running 7 5:45v median +0:44
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Block 08 9:55Running 8 5:33v median +0:21
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:11
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.