The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Riga 2025, Joe Donoghue & Kieron Goldthorpe crossed the line in 1:10:32: 87th of 252 men's teams, faster than 66% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 76% of the field beaten on the runs, 49% on the stations. Stronger after halfway: 2:46 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Riga ran slow: the 160 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 2:30 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:02Running 1 4:02v median −0:17
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Block 02 5:53Running 2 4:37v median −0:35
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Block 03 8:25Running 3 4:58v median −0:33
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Block 04 8:49Running 4 5:15v median −0:23
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Block 05 9:49Running 5 5:14v median −0:41
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Block 06 6:40Running 6 5:12v median −0:33
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Block 07 8:38Running 7 5:15v median −0:28
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Block 08 9:10Running 8 5:15v median −0:42
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:15
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 252
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 252 men's teams who finished.