The race, in three figures
The race, in words
peter strain & Suzie Cave finished in the top 10% of the field at Dublin 2025, in 1:04:30 for 33rd of 401 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 95% of the field beaten on the runs, 73% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:22 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 3:26, ahead of 90% of the field.
Dublin ran fast: the 855 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 0:41 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:02Running 1 2:55v median −0:41
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Block 02 6:28Running 2 4:29v median −1:21
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Block 03 7:55Running 3 4:35v median −1:38
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Block 04 7:55Running 4 4:45v median −1:28
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Block 05 9:46Running 5 4:55v median −1:25
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Block 06 6:23Running 6 4:49v median −1:27
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Block 07 8:28Running 7 5:00v median −1:18
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Block 08 7:14Running 8 3:19v median −1:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:26
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 401
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 401 mixed teams who finished.