The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:28:15 at Sydney 2024 put Tom Roche & Nick Ralston 366th of 415 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 23% of the field beaten on the runs, 3% on the stations. On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 2:15. A harder second half: 2:08 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Sydney gave the field time back: about 2:10 faster than the average race this season, by 218 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:12Running 1 4:46v median +0:49
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Block 02 7:40Running 2 5:40v median +0:34
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Block 03 10:45Running 3 6:29v median +1:06
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Block 04 9:54Running 4 5:56v median +0:31
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Block 05 11:08Running 5 6:00v median +0:25
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Block 06 8:02Running 6 5:56v median +0:27
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Block 07 11:37Running 7 5:55v median +0:25
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Block 08 13:24Running 8 7:24v median +1:12
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:41
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 412
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 412 men's teams who finished.