The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ben McCarthy & Elinor Thomas finished in the top 10% of the field at Maastricht 2025, in 59:07 for 2nd of 658 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
The burpee broad jumps were where this race was made, 1:37 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:54 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 4:21, was faster than 99% of the field.
Maastricht cost the whole field time: about 2:41 more than the average race this season, going by 606 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:23Running 1 3:45v median −1:48
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Block 02 5:16Running 2 3:36v median −1:46
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Block 03 7:56Running 3 3:50v median −1:50
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Block 04 6:11Running 4 3:50v median −1:54
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Block 05 7:45Running 5 3:50v median −2:10
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Block 06 5:21Running 6 3:55v median −1:59
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Block 07 7:10Running 7 3:59v median −1:55
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Block 08 7:52Running 8 4:02v median −2:18
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:21
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 648
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 648 mixed teams who finished.