The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Rio de Janeiro 2025, Mehdi Loucif & Gaetan Quirin crossed the line in 1:07:41: 37th of 200 men's teams, faster than 82% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 90% of the field beaten on the runs, 46% on the stations. A remarkably even set of stations, none more than 0:17 from the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:27 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:10Running 1 3:44v median −0:32
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Block 02 6:40Running 2 5:08v median −0:08
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Block 03 7:49Running 3 4:34v median −0:57
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Block 04 8:03Running 4 4:47v median −0:47
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Block 05 9:33Running 5 4:43v median −0:59
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Block 06 6:00Running 6 4:31v median −1:09
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Block 07 8:19Running 7 4:50v median −0:52
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Block 08 8:22Running 8 4:21v median −0:56
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:53
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 199
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 199 men's teams who finished.