The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Liam Whelan & Robyn Whelan finished 452nd of 655 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Rome 2025, in 1:23:06.
Legs and stations told different stories: 46% of the field beaten on the runs, 18% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 1:52. A harder second half: 1:48 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Rome ran fast: the 769 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 0:37 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:45Running 1 6:18v median −0:07
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Block 02 7:00Running 2 4:44v median +0:01
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Block 03 9:16Running 3 5:05v median +0:08
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Block 04 9:31Running 4 5:19v median +0:21
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Block 05 10:29Running 5 5:15v median +0:08
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Block 06 7:10Running 6 4:59v median −0:05
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Block 07 9:42Running 7 5:09v median +0:03
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Block 08 12:22Running 8 6:03v median +0:19
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:58
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 654
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 654 mixed teams who finished.