The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Madrid 2024, Rick van Dam & Michel Labeur crossed the line in 1:05:27: 86th of 706 men's teams, faster than 88% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 96% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 63% on the stations. A harder second half: 1:18 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Madrid cost the whole field time: about 2:00 more than the average race this season, going by 442 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:50Running 1 4:52v median −0:44
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Block 02 5:37Running 2 3:52v median −0:48
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Block 03 6:46Running 3 3:50v median −1:10
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Block 04 6:58Running 4 3:59v median −1:03
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Block 05 8:21Running 5 4:05v median −1:03
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Block 06 5:54Running 6 4:12v median −0:49
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Block 07 7:33Running 7 4:00v median −1:00
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Block 08 8:30Running 8 4:28v median −0:41
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:07
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.