The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:14:18 at Dublin 2025 put Marc Haggan & Philip Smyth 114th of 230 men's teams in the Doubles Open division, ahead of 50% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 65% of the field beaten on the runs, 42% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:29 better against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 6:46, behind 85% of the field.
Dublin ran fast: the 1,022 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:39 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:27Running 1 3:17v median −0:09
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Block 02 6:45Running 2 5:17v median −0:10
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Block 03 8:37Running 3 5:33v median −0:15
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Block 04 9:16Running 4 5:40v median −0:08
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Block 05 10:07Running 5 5:40v median −0:18
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Block 06 6:56Running 6 5:22v median −0:29
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Block 07 9:21Running 7 5:26v median −0:25
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Block 08 9:10Running 8 3:36v median −0:30
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:46
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 226
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 226 men's teams who finished.