The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:25:11 at Copenhagen 2025 put Gerard Cairns 755th of 1,323 men in the Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 51% of the field beaten on the stations, against 31% on the runs. A harder second half: 2:39 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Copenhagen gave the field time back: about 1:59 faster than the average race this season, by 796 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:01Running 1 5:13v median +0:10
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Block 02 7:12Running 2 4:36v median +0:04
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Block 03 9:27Running 3 5:08v median +0:17
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Block 04 10:19Running 4 5:20v median +0:29
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Block 05 10:28Running 5 5:21v median +0:19
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Block 06 9:09Running 6 7:17v median +2:22
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Block 07 10:17Running 7 5:01v median +0:08
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Block 08 11:56Running 8 5:47v median +0:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:31
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1282
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,282 men who finished.