The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Paul O'Connor & Stephen Browne finished in the top 10% of the field at Berlin 2025, in 59:38 for 124th of 1,325 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 94% of the field beaten on the runs, 72% on the stations. Stronger after halfway: 1:11 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 6:17, was faster than 95% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Berlin gained about 3:18.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:02Running 1 3:05v median −0:38
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Block 02 5:08Running 2 3:32v median −0:46
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Block 03 6:48Running 3 3:39v median −0:53
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Block 04 6:13Running 4 3:40v median −0:53
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Block 05 7:50Running 5 3:43v median −0:57
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Block 06 5:16Running 6 3:43v median −0:53
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Block 07 6:43Running 7 3:42v median −0:54
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Block 08 8:29Running 8 4:41v median −1:06
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:17
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1313
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,313 men's teams who finished.