The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Paul Gillingham & Mark Blair finished 278th of 319 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Valencia 2025, in 1:28:44.
A station race more than a running one: 53% of the field beaten on the stations, against 7% on the runs. A remarkably even set of stations, none more than 0:16 from the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:36 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:38Running 1 6:32v median +1:20
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Block 02 8:30Running 2 6:19v median +1:30
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Block 03 10:15Running 3 6:55v median +1:46
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Block 04 10:27Running 4 7:16v median +2:03
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Block 05 11:36Running 5 7:16v median +1:54
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Block 06 8:43Running 6 7:04v median +1:51
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Block 07 10:12Running 7 6:41v median +1:29
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Block 08 10:45Running 8 6:24v median +0:50
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:45
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 314
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 314 men's teams who finished.