The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Dublin 2025, Paula Lynch & Thomas Gilligan crossed the line in 1:14:32: 160th of 559 mixed teams, faster than 71% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 75% of the field beaten on the runs, 48% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 0:46 behind the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:58 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Dublin gave the field time back: about 0:41 faster than the average race this season, by 855 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:24Running 1 3:09v median −0:26
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Block 02 7:17Running 2 5:14v median −0:36
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Block 03 10:20Running 3 5:46v median −0:24
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Block 04 9:22Running 4 5:32v median −0:43
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Block 05 10:14Running 5 5:38v median −0:45
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Block 06 7:28Running 6 5:40v median −0:39
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Block 07 9:40Running 7 5:49v median −0:33
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Block 08 8:48Running 8 4:06v median −0:17
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:05
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 559
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 559 mixed teams who finished.