The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ronan Francis & Eamonn Mcbride finished in the top 10% of the field at Poznan 2025, in 59:17 for 45th of 540 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
The runs carried this race: faster than 97% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 61% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:55 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 3:20, ahead of 95% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Poznan gained about 1:18.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:42Running 1 3:41v median −1:15
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Block 02 5:40Running 2 3:41v median −1:13
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Block 03 7:05Running 3 3:55v median −1:17
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Block 04 7:22Running 4 3:52v median −1:24
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Block 05 8:17Running 5 3:52v median −1:30
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Block 06 5:37Running 6 3:56v median −1:18
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Block 07 6:54Running 7 3:48v median −1:26
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Block 08 7:30Running 8 3:55v median −1:31
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:20
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 535
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 535 men's teams who finished.