The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Gary Georgeson & Andy Christie finished 502nd of 775 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Rome 2025, in 1:15:47.
Legs and stations told different stories: 50% of the field beaten on the runs, 23% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 1:00 behind the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:52 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Rome gave the field time back: about 0:34 faster than the average race this season, by 792 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:55Running 1 6:39v median +0:44
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Block 02 6:23Running 2 4:36v median +0:12
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Block 03 8:35Running 3 4:40v median +0:01
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Block 04 8:02Running 4 4:39v median −0:01
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Block 05 9:35Running 5 4:47v median −0:02
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Block 06 6:29Running 6 4:38v median −0:05
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Block 07 8:07Running 7 4:33v median −0:11
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Block 08 10:35Running 8 5:10v median −0:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:15
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 771
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 771 men's teams who finished.