The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Gareth Beer & Sam Soul at Malaga 2024: 59:37, 27th of 332 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 99% of the field beaten on the stations, against 76% on the runs. The race faded late: the second half went 1:16 worse against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 4:10, ahead of 94% of the field.
Malaga ran fast: the 233 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 2:09 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:19Running 1 4:00v median −0:27
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Block 02 5:27Running 2 4:16v median −0:18
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Block 03 6:34Running 3 4:34v median −0:20
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Block 04 6:23Running 4 4:31v median −0:26
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Block 05 8:28Running 5 4:41v median −0:21
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Block 06 5:54Running 6 4:38v median −0:20
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Block 07 7:49Running 7 4:50v median −0:08
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Block 08 7:41Running 8 4:22v median −0:34
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:10
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 331
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 331 men's teams who finished.