The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at New York 2025, Sophee Hillyard & Renee Zeagas crossed the line in 1:28:22: 203rd of 417 women's teams, faster than 51% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 65% of the field beaten on the stations, against 44% on the runs. A remarkably even set of stations, none more than 0:18 from the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:14 better against the middle of the field than the first.
New York cost the whole field time: about 1:45 more than the average race this season, going by 765 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:26Running 1 6:39v median +0:25
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Block 02 8:21Running 2 5:59v median +0:05
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Block 03 9:38Running 3 6:14v median +0:07
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Block 04 10:16Running 4 6:31v median +0:16
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Block 05 11:25Running 5 6:29v median +0:05
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Block 06 8:17Running 6 6:29v median +0:05
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Block 07 10:10Running 7 6:34v median +0:13
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Block 08 12:48Running 8 8:35v median +0:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:10
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 402
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 402 women's teams who finished.