The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Dublin 2025, Mark Russell & Gavan Costello crossed the line in 1:09:04: 258th of 667 men's teams, faster than 61% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 71% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 38% on the stations. On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 0:38. The race faded late: the second half went 1:09 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 7:06Running 1 2:59v median −0:16
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Block 02 6:38Running 2 4:50v median −0:22
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Block 03 8:15Running 3 5:00v median −0:34
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Block 04 8:31Running 4 5:01v median −0:36
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Block 05 9:58Running 5 5:29v median −0:16
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Block 06 6:58Running 6 5:26v median −0:14
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Block 07 9:29Running 7 5:19v median −0:24
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Block 08 8:40Running 8 3:36v median −0:19
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:35
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.