The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Madrid 2025, Romain Dufossé & Matthias Maurel crossed the line in 1:13:56: 406th of 888 men's teams, faster than 54% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 79% of the field beaten on the stations, against 41% on the runs. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:31 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Madrid cost the whole field time: about 1:04 more than the average race this season, going by 1,042 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:59Running 1 5:03v median +0:17
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Block 02 6:58Running 2 5:12v median +0:20
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Block 03 8:45Running 3 5:38v median +0:28
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Block 04 8:45Running 4 5:31v median +0:21
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Block 05 9:29Running 5 5:24v median +0:05
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Block 06 7:10Running 6 5:27v median +0:14
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Block 07 8:17Running 7 5:07v median −0:02
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Block 08 9:24Running 8 5:36v median −0:16
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:18
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.