The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Jeffrey Shepherd & Mark Hooper finished 864th of 1,029 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Madrid 2025, in 1:23:55.
Legs and stations told different stories: 33% of the field beaten on the runs, 5% on the stations. On the sled pull the field had the edge, by 4:54. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:23 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 9:49Running 1 5:22v median +0:40
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Block 02 6:37Running 2 4:59v median +0:13
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Block 03 13:16Running 3 5:12v median +0:11
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Block 04 8:16Running 4 5:24v median +0:22
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Block 05 10:47Running 5 5:42v median +0:31
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Block 06 6:51Running 6 5:11v median +0:06
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Block 07 9:25Running 7 5:19v median +0:16
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Block 08 11:28Running 8 6:19v median +0:33
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:32
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1024
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,024 men's teams who finished.