The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Sam Barton & Sam Russell finished 163rd of 521 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Melbourne 2025, in 1:08:16, faster than 69% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 82% of the field beaten on the runs, 40% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 0:50 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 17:26 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:18Running 1 3:13v median +0:22
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Block 02 10:45Running 2 9:13v median +4:28
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Block 03 12:15Running 3 9:10v median +4:11
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Block 04 5:17Running 4 2:06v median −2:56
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Block 05 6:41Running 5 2:19v median −2:52
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Block 06 3:51Running 6 2:12v median −2:56
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Block 07 5:48Running 7 2:09v median −2:56
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Block 08 7:58Running 8 2:58v median −2:56
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:32
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 518
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 518 men's teams who finished.