The race, in three figures
The race, in words
David Gilchrist & Benjamin Davoust finished 628th of 706 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Madrid 2024, in 1:27:33.
A station race more than a running one: 65% of the field beaten on the stations, against 5% on the runs. Stronger after halfway: 1:36 better against the middle of the field than before it. 10:08 in the roxzone was slower than 90% of the field.
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 11:05Running 1 6:53v median +1:17
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Block 02 7:18Running 2 5:35v median +0:55
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Block 03 10:36Running 3 7:44v median +2:44
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Block 04 9:30Running 4 6:25v median +1:23
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Block 05 10:59Running 5 6:34v median +1:26
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Block 06 8:22Running 6 6:31v median +1:30
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Block 07 9:36Running 7 6:25v median +1:25
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Block 08 10:06Running 8 6:22v median +1:13
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:08
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.