The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Paul Gillingham & Gary Rothwell at Dublin 2023: 1:02:16, 26th of 350 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 97% of the field beaten on the runs, 72% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:27 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 3:10, was faster than 97% of the field.
Dublin ran slow: the 249 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:55 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 6:22Running 1 2:37v median −0:42
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Block 02 6:15Running 2 4:27v median −0:58
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Block 03 7:38Running 3 4:48v median −1:07
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Block 04 7:34Running 4 4:44v median −1:14
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Block 05 9:05Running 5 4:51v median −1:13
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Block 06 6:15Running 6 4:50v median −1:08
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Block 07 7:44Running 7 4:53v median −1:05
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Block 08 8:22Running 8 4:39v median −1:09
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:10
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 345
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 345 men's teams who finished.