The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Quentin Nantois & Jean-Baptiste Ballester finished in the top 10% of the field at Madrid 2023, in 1:02:49 for 36th of 407 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 97% of the field beaten on the runs, 69% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:42 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Madrid cost the whole field time: about 2:01 more than the average race this season, going by 235 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:08Running 1 3:23v median −0:51
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Block 02 6:03Running 2 4:03v median −0:52
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Block 03 7:19Running 3 4:06v median −1:10
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Block 04 6:41Running 4 4:06v median −1:13
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Block 05 8:29Running 5 4:08v median −1:13
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Block 06 5:49Running 6 4:08v median −1:07
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Block 07 7:02Running 7 4:01v median −1:10
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Block 08 8:14Running 8 4:32v median −1:14
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:12
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 398
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 398 men's teams who finished.