The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Cian Gleeson & Michael Croke at Sydney 2025: 59:42, 13th of 411 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
The runs carried this race: faster than 99% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 75% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:17 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 6:27, ahead of 94% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Sydney gained about 1:42.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:21Running 1 3:29v median −0:45
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Block 02 4:49Running 2 3:28v median −0:58
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Block 03 6:38Running 3 3:36v median −1:06
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Block 04 6:46Running 4 3:31v median −1:17
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Block 05 7:36Running 5 3:29v median −1:28
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Block 06 4:57Running 6 3:33v median −1:17
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Block 07 6:29Running 7 3:34v median −1:16
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Block 08 8:48Running 8 4:49v median −1:47
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:27
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 372
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 372 men's teams who finished.