The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Dublin 2025, Ryan Taaffe & Gerard Brady crossed the line in 1:08:25: 241st of 667 men's teams, faster than 64% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 74% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 35% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:56 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 3:13, was faster than 86% 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
-
Block 01 7:20Running 1 3:09v median −0:06
-
Block 02 6:31Running 2 5:00v median −0:12
-
Block 03 8:19Running 3 5:09v median −0:25
-
Block 04 9:33Running 4 5:12v median −0:25
-
Block 05 9:42Running 5 5:09v median −0:36
-
Block 06 6:45Running 6 4:58v median −0:42
-
Block 07 9:07Running 7 4:59v median −0:44
-
Block 08 8:01Running 8 3:32v median −0:23
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:13
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 663
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 663 men's teams who finished.