The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Madrid 2024, Matthew Pentland & Stephen Boyd crossed the line in 1:05:26: 85th of 706 men's teams, faster than 88% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 92% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 64% on the stations. The race faded late: the second half went 2:01 worse against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 5:53, ahead of 85% of the field.
This was a slow day in Madrid. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 2:00.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:26Running 1 4:39v median −0:57
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Block 02 5:30Running 2 3:49v median −0:51
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Block 03 7:13Running 3 4:12v median −0:48
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Block 04 7:11Running 4 4:15v median −0:47
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Block 05 8:41Running 5 4:18v median −0:50
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Block 06 6:13Running 6 4:24v median −0:37
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Block 07 8:00Running 7 4:27v median −0:33
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Block 08 8:29Running 8 4:32v median −0:37
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:53
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 700
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 700 men's teams who finished.