The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Madrid 2023, Rui Vilaça & Rodolfo Abreu crossed the line in 1:14:09: 193rd of 407 men's teams, faster than 53% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 72% of the field beaten on the stations, against 42% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were the standout, 0:42 quicker than the median and 47th of 407. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:52 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 8:42Running 1 4:40v median +0:26
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Block 02 7:02Running 2 5:08v median +0:13
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Block 03 9:05Running 3 5:40v median +0:24
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Block 04 8:07Running 4 5:40v median +0:21
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Block 05 9:55Running 5 5:36v median +0:15
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Block 06 6:51Running 6 5:20v median +0:05
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Block 07 7:45Running 7 5:07v median −0:04
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Block 08 9:34Running 8 5:46v median +0:00
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:15
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.