The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Köln 2024, Alex Pickering & Matt Godden crossed the line in 1:09:22: 143rd of 558 men's teams, faster than 74% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 74% of the field beaten on the runs, 52% on the stations. A harder second half: 1:33 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:30Running 1 4:42v median −0:44
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Block 02 5:37Running 2 4:28v median −0:33
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Block 03 7:22Running 3 5:04v median −0:14
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Block 04 8:28Running 4 4:58v median −0:26
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Block 05 9:23Running 5 5:02v median −0:29
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Block 06 6:48Running 6 4:59v median −0:30
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Block 07 8:31Running 7 5:00v median −0:30
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Block 08 10:01Running 8 5:48v median −0:35
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:50
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 555
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 555 men's teams who finished.