The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Sandro Melchien & Brian Takacs at Stuttgart 2025: 1:01:13, 39th of 755 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 97% of the field beaten on the runs, 73% on the stations. Stronger after halfway: 1:14 better against the middle of the field than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 6:37, ahead of 97% of the field.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:07Running 1 4:00v median −1:02
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Block 02 5:15Running 2 3:33v median −0:58
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Block 03 6:42Running 3 3:41v median −1:09
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Block 04 6:32Running 4 3:44v median −1:08
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Block 05 8:08Running 5 3:43v median −1:18
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Block 06 5:16Running 6 3:44v median −1:10
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Block 07 6:41Running 7 3:49v median −1:04
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Block 08 8:01Running 8 4:08v median −0:59
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:37
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 749
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 749 men's teams who finished.