The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Maureen Collins & Mark Canny at Boston 2025: 1:08:39, 118th of 1,259 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 96% of the field beaten on the runs, 61% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:00 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 4:41, ahead of 87% of the field.
Boston gave the field time back: about 1:35 faster than the average race this season, by 635 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:10Running 1 4:59v median −1:43
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Block 02 6:13Running 2 4:10v median −1:15
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Block 03 8:53Running 3 4:29v median −1:13
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Block 04 8:04Running 4 4:23v median −1:22
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Block 05 9:01Running 5 4:32v median −1:19
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Block 06 5:55Running 6 4:19v median −1:27
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Block 07 7:47Running 7 4:16v median −1:27
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Block 08 9:03Running 8 4:36v median −1:31
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:41
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 1250
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,250 mixed teams who finished.