The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Jack Roberts & Michael Whiting finished 174th of 320 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Bilbao 2025, in 1:11:20.
A station race more than a running one: 64% of the field beaten on the stations, against 38% on the runs. A harder second half: 1:07 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Bilbao ran fast: the 357 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 0:59 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:16Running 1 5:31v median +0:32
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Block 02 6:30Running 2 4:48v median +0:15
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Block 03 8:02Running 3 4:58v median +0:03
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Block 04 7:43Running 4 5:17v median +0:20
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Block 05 9:55Running 5 5:34v median +0:31
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Block 06 7:02Running 6 5:21v median +0:22
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Block 07 8:37Running 7 5:06v median +0:11
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Block 08 9:00Running 8 5:01v median +0:02
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:23
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 320
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 320 men's teams who finished.