The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Agapi Alexiadi & David Bellos finished 254th of 367 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Athens 2026, in 1:24:24.
Legs and stations told different stories: 48% of the field beaten on the runs, 12% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 1:18 behind the median. A harder second half: 2:01 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Athens gave the field time back: about 2:09 faster than the average race this season, by 157 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:53Running 1 5:21v median −0:32
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Block 02 7:21Running 2 4:34v median −0:30
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Block 03 10:25Running 3 5:27v median +0:08
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Block 04 10:01Running 4 5:36v median +0:20
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Block 05 10:49Running 5 5:35v median +0:12
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Block 06 7:33Running 6 5:28v median +0:13
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Block 07 10:19Running 7 5:44v median +0:31
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Block 08 10:26Running 8 5:36v median +0:21
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:44
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 367
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 367 mixed teams who finished.