The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Madrid 2021, Sergio Merino Motilva & Álvaro Martínez Catalán crossed the line in 1:05:22: 29th of 132 men's teams, faster than 78% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 87% of the field beaten on the runs, 64% on the stations. A remarkably even set of stations, none more than 0:17 from the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:28 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:21Running 1 4:30v median +0:04
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Block 02 5:29Running 2 4:21v median −0:26
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Block 03 6:48Running 3 4:44v median −0:23
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Block 04 6:49Running 4 4:31v median −0:38
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Block 05 8:41Running 5 4:32v median −0:44
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Block 06 5:59Running 6 4:20v median −0:56
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Block 07 7:51Running 7 4:24v median −0:52
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Block 08 8:50Running 8 4:43v median −1:04
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:42
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 131
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 131 men's teams who finished.