The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:10:34 at Barcelona 2025 put Richard Burns & Keiran Riding 163rd of 497 men's teams in the Doubles Open division, ahead of 67% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 80% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 51% on the stations. No single station decided it: every one landed within 0:13 of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:32 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Barcelona cost the whole field time: about 0:41 more than the average race this season, going by 810 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:16Running 1 4:15v median −0:25
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Block 02 6:22Running 2 4:19v median −0:30
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Block 03 8:22Running 3 4:41v median −0:31
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Block 04 7:30Running 4 4:41v median −0:31
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Block 05 9:12Running 5 4:52v median −0:25
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Block 06 6:14Running 6 4:30v median −0:45
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Block 07 8:34Running 7 4:51v median −0:20
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Block 08 9:08Running 8 4:53v median −0:26
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:06
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 493
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 493 men's teams who finished.