The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Melbourne 2025, Michael Portelli & Samuel Kosmak crossed the line in 1:11:28: 93rd of 299 men's teams, faster than 69% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 72% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 48% on the stations. On the farmers carry the field had the edge, by 1:52. The race faded late: the second half went 1:12 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 6:52Running 1 2:48v median −0:03
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Block 02 5:51Running 2 4:40v median −0:13
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Block 03 7:51Running 3 4:53v median −0:17
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Block 04 7:44Running 4 4:44v median −0:32
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Block 05 9:15Running 5 4:56v median −0:27
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Block 06 8:08Running 6 4:35v median −0:46
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Block 07 8:59Running 7 4:51v median −0:27
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Block 08 9:15Running 8 5:08v median −1:00
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:43
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 297
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 297 men's teams who finished.