The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:20:48 at Barcelona 2025 put Daniel O'Rourke & Mark McCarthy 610th of 781 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 57% of the field beaten on the stations, against 18% on the runs. A harder second half: 2:14 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 9:02, behind 92% of the field.
This was a slow day in Barcelona. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 0:41.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:55Running 1 4:58v median +0:31
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Block 02 7:02Running 2 5:20v median +0:39
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Block 03 8:41Running 3 5:57v median +0:54
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Block 04 9:16Running 4 6:12v median +1:09
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Block 05 11:06Running 5 6:24v median +1:17
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Block 06 7:29Running 6 6:04v median +1:00
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Block 07 8:55Running 7 5:43v median +0:39
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Block 08 10:29Running 8 5:51v median +0:38
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:02
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 777
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 777 men's teams who finished.