The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Madrid 2024, Manuel Soares & Alex Ferrer Rodriguez crossed the line in 1:13:33: 324th of 706 men's teams, faster than 54% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 67% of the field beaten on the stations, against 41% on the runs. Stronger after halfway: 2:00 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Madrid ran slow: the 442 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 2:00 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:26Running 1 6:30v median +0:54
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Block 02 6:51Running 2 4:59v median +0:19
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Block 03 8:33Running 3 5:05v median +0:05
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Block 04 7:53Running 4 5:04v median +0:02
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Block 05 9:26Running 5 5:10v median +0:02
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Block 06 6:26Running 6 5:00v median −0:01
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Block 07 8:12Running 7 4:59v median −0:01
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Block 08 9:16Running 8 5:23v median +0:14
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:37
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.