The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Milan 2024, Francesca Blandino & Giulia Cataldo crossed the line in 1:24:59: 225th of 584 women's teams, faster than 62% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 69% of the field beaten on the runs, 49% on the stations. A remarkably even set of stations, none more than 0:14 from the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:40 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Milan cost the whole field time: about 3:00 more than the average race this season, going by 394 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:28Running 1 6:41v median −0:18
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Block 02 7:03Running 2 5:23v median −0:25
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Block 03 10:02Running 3 5:42v median −0:18
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Block 04 10:30Running 4 5:44v median −0:19
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Block 05 11:01Running 5 5:44v median −0:21
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Block 06 7:50Running 6 5:46v median −0:16
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Block 07 10:02Running 7 5:52v median −0:10
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Block 08 8:44Running 8 4:33v median −0:28
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:27
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 582
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 582 women's teams who finished.