The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mervyn Espie & Eileen Barr finished 364th of 559 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Dublin 2025, in 1:24:17.
Legs and stations told different stories: 63% of the field beaten on the runs, 10% on the stations. On the sled push the field had the edge, by 1:20. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:07 better against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Dublin gained about 0:41.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:44Running 1 3:49v median +0:14
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Block 02 9:09Running 2 5:54v median +0:04
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Block 03 10:12Running 3 5:49v median −0:21
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Block 04 10:01Running 4 5:48v median −0:27
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Block 05 11:18Running 5 5:48v median −0:35
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Block 06 8:16Running 6 5:58v median −0:21
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Block 07 11:02Running 7 6:01v median −0:21
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Block 08 9:45Running 8 4:04v median −0:19
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:58
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.