The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Vithullan Sapaetharan & Rhea Patel finished 488th of 584 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Madrid 2024, in 1:33:45.
Legs and stations told different stories: 42% of the field beaten on the runs, 5% on the stations. On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 3:05. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:49 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Madrid ran slow: the 297 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:51 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:12Running 1 6:35v median +0:26
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Block 02 8:40Running 2 5:16v median +0:10
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Block 03 11:58Running 3 5:41v median +0:21
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Block 04 10:27Running 4 5:38v median +0:16
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Block 05 10:46Running 5 5:43v median +0:13
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Block 06 7:23Running 6 5:33v median +0:09
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Block 07 12:41Running 7 5:31v median +0:04
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Block 08 11:15Running 8 5:33v median −0:06
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:32
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 583
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 583 mixed teams who finished.