The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Mark Griffin & Teresa Barford at Dublin 2025: 1:04:52, 37th of 401 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 96% of the field beaten on the runs, 66% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:48 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 3:22, was faster than 91% of the field.
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 6:40Running 1 2:44v median −0:52
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Block 02 6:29Running 2 4:31v median −1:19
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Block 03 7:56Running 3 4:41v median −1:32
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Block 04 8:38Running 4 4:43v median −1:30
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Block 05 9:14Running 5 4:48v median −1:32
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Block 06 6:37Running 6 4:48v median −1:28
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Block 07 8:36Running 7 4:50v median −1:28
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Block 08 7:30Running 8 3:27v median −0:57
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:22
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.