The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:08:25 at Copenhagen 2024 put Marcus Backlund & Anders Isberg 121st of 291 men's teams in the Doubles Open division, ahead of 58% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 65% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 40% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled push, 1:13 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:44 better against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Copenhagen gained about 2:36.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:05Running 1 5:00v median −0:23
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Block 02 7:18Running 2 4:23v median −0:09
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Block 03 7:45Running 3 4:45v median −0:01
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Block 04 8:35Running 4 4:38v median −0:12
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Block 05 8:46Running 5 4:35v median −0:19
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Block 06 6:13Running 6 4:38v median −0:15
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Block 07 7:10Running 7 4:27v median −0:19
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Block 08 8:23Running 8 4:56v median −0:19
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:19
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 287
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 287 men's teams who finished.