The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Tom Mitchell & Rob Smith finished in the top 10% of the field at Glasgow 2025, in 1:00:40 for 115th of 1,105 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
The runs carried this race: faster than 95% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 64% on the stations. Stronger after halfway: 3:17 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 3:29, was faster than 91% of the field.
Glasgow gave the field time back: about 0:58 faster than the average race this season, by 1,499 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:10Running 1 3:14v median −0:32
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Block 02 5:47Running 2 4:15v median −0:54
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Block 03 8:29Running 3 4:26v median −0:59
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Block 04 7:12Running 4 4:28v median −0:58
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Block 05 8:56Running 5 4:29v median −1:08
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Block 06 5:29Running 6 4:19v median −1:12
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Block 07 6:47Running 7 4:25v median −1:09
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Block 08 7:30Running 8 3:24v median −1:04
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:29
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1092
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,092 men's teams who finished.