The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Chris Walsh & Tim Birks finished 478th of 497 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Barcelona 2025, in 1:36:04.
A station race more than a running one: 45% of the field beaten on the stations, against 1% on the runs. Paced to finish: the second half went 9:40 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Barcelona ran slow: the 810 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 0:41 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:59Running 1 8:14v median +3:34
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Block 02 11:01Running 2 8:47v median +3:58
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Block 03 12:15Running 3 8:55v median +3:43
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Block 04 12:37Running 4 9:06v median +3:54
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Block 05 10:38Running 5 6:22v median +1:05
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Block 06 8:20Running 6 6:35v median +1:20
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Block 07 10:19Running 7 6:39v median +1:28
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Block 08 11:35Running 8 6:55v median +1:36
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:28
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.