The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:19:28 at Köln 2024 put Stephan Mersie & Suraj O'Niel 367th of 558 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 61% of the field beaten on the runs, 26% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 6:45 better against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 10:20, behind 95% of the field.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 15:02Running 1 10:53v median +5:27
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Block 02 5:29Running 2 4:00v median −1:01
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Block 03 8:54Running 3 4:53v median −0:25
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Block 04 8:13Running 4 5:01v median −0:23
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Block 05 9:48Running 5 4:53v median −0:38
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Block 06 6:39Running 6 4:47v median −0:42
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Block 07 6:44Running 7 4:48v median −0:42
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Block 08 8:26Running 8 3:05v median −3:18
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:20
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.