The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Sharon Dodds & Mark Dodds finished 471st of 638 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Vienna 2025, in 1:24:28.
Legs and stations told different stories: 35% of the field beaten on the runs, 15% on the stations. The sled pull cost the most time: 1:33 slower than the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:44 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Vienna gave the field time back: about 2:21 faster than the average race this season, by 390 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:45Running 1 6:30v median +1:11
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Block 02 8:18Running 2 6:01v median +0:49
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Block 03 10:48Running 3 5:51v median +0:20
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Block 04 9:34Running 4 5:40v median +0:07
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Block 05 10:24Running 5 5:37v median −0:02
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Block 06 8:16Running 6 6:13v median +0:40
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Block 07 10:32Running 7 5:41v median +0:06
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Block 08 10:29Running 8 6:07v median +0:13
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:31
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 636
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 636 mixed teams who finished.