The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Mark Wyatt & Oliver Black at Madrid 2023: 1:02:56, 37th of 407 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 94% of the field beaten on the runs, 66% on the stations. Stronger after halfway: 1:11 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 4:41, was faster than 94% of the field.
Madrid ran slow: the 235 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 2:01 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:39Running 1 3:39v median −0:35
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Block 02 5:45Running 2 4:03v median −0:52
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Block 03 7:36Running 3 4:16v median −1:00
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Block 04 6:52Running 4 4:18v median −1:01
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Block 05 8:37Running 5 4:19v median −1:02
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Block 06 6:02Running 6 4:17v median −0:58
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Block 07 6:42Running 7 4:18v median −0:53
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Block 08 9:12Running 8 4:43v median −1:03
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:41
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.