The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ellen Connolly & Jean Blackwell finished 668th of 865 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Bordeaux 2025, in 1:33:13.
A station race more than a running one: 53% of the field beaten on the stations, against 18% on the runs. Stronger after halfway: 6:53 better against the middle of the field than before it. The roxzone cost time: 9:16, behind 85% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Bordeaux gained about 1:32.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:17Running 1 5:48v median −0:41
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Block 02 14:05Running 2 12:35v median +7:02
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Block 03 9:50Running 3 5:47v median +0:01
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Block 04 11:32Running 4 5:56v median +0:10
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Block 05 11:51Running 5 6:56v median +1:04
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Block 06 7:33Running 6 5:40v median −0:07
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Block 07 8:42Running 7 5:23v median −0:27
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Block 08 10:15Running 8 6:23v median +0:02
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:16
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 858
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 858 women's teams who finished.