The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Sam Middleton & Jessica Middleton at Copenhagen 2025: 1:02:29, 51st of 742 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
The runs carried this race: faster than 96% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 70% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:12 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 4:24, ahead of 98% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Copenhagen gained about 2:25.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:38Running 1 4:30v median −1:07
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Block 02 5:49Running 2 3:51v median −1:07
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Block 03 7:20Running 3 4:05v median −1:06
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Block 04 7:07Running 4 4:08v median −1:05
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Block 05 8:34Running 5 4:05v median −1:12
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Block 06 5:49Running 6 4:02v median −1:12
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Block 07 6:55Running 7 3:58v median −1:16
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Block 08 8:00Running 8 4:19v median −1:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:24
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 739
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 739 mixed teams who finished.