The race, in three figures
The race, in words
John O’Neill & Andrew Rafter finished 268th of 332 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Malaga 2024, in 1:17:52.
Legs and stations told different stories: 34% of the field beaten on the runs, 14% on the stations. The race faded late: the second half went 1:03 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 7:57, behind 90% 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 9:24Running 1 5:08v median +0:41
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Block 02 7:06Running 2 5:03v median +0:29
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Block 03 8:49Running 3 5:14v median +0:20
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Block 04 7:51Running 4 5:19v median +0:22
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Block 05 10:06Running 5 5:09v median +0:07
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Block 06 7:08Running 6 5:07v median +0:09
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Block 07 9:18Running 7 5:00v median +0:02
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Block 08 10:20Running 8 5:20v median +0:24
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:57
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.