The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Frankfurt 2025, Thorsten Kirschen & Lasse Elias Kirschen crossed the line in 1:11:32: 316th of 941 men's teams, faster than 66% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 70% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 42% on the stations. A harder second half: 1:36 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 5:22, ahead of 86% of the field.
Frankfurt ran slow: the 564 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 0:49 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
-
Block 01 7:33Running 1 3:43v median −0:32
-
Block 02 6:55Running 2 4:30v median −0:31
-
Block 03 7:58Running 3 4:43v median −0:41
-
Block 04 8:14Running 4 4:57v median −0:27
-
Block 05 9:33Running 5 5:12v median −0:24
-
Block 06 6:43Running 6 5:05v median −0:22
-
Block 07 9:34Running 7 5:11v median −0:13
-
Block 08 9:50Running 8 5:44v median −0:03
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:22
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 935
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 935 men's teams who finished.