The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ciaran McCartan & Niall McGovern finished in the top 10% of the field at Madrid 2025, in 1:04:29 for 92nd of 888 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
The runs carried this race: faster than 93% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 67% on the stations. Quick through the roxzone: 5:00, ahead of 90% of the field.
Madrid ran slow: the 1,042 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:04 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:05Running 1 4:02v median −0:44
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Block 02 5:35Running 2 3:55v median −0:57
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Block 03 7:24Running 3 4:07v median −1:03
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Block 04 7:12Running 4 4:09v median −1:01
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Block 05 8:28Running 5 4:14v median −1:05
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Block 06 5:49Running 6 4:14v median −0:59
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Block 07 7:31Running 7 4:11v median −0:58
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Block 08 9:33Running 8 5:02v median −0:50
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:00
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 878
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 878 men's teams who finished.