The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Brad Wilton & Shawna Rich Portelli finished 299th of 367 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Athens 2026, in 1:29:59.
A station race more than a running one: 46% of the field beaten on the stations, against 18% on the runs. A harder second half: 2:28 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 11:09 in the roxzone was slower than 96% of the field.
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 10:40Running 1 6:23v median +0:30
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Block 02 6:12Running 2 5:59v median +0:55
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Block 03 10:03Running 3 6:25v median +1:06
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Block 04 10:24Running 4 6:35v median +1:19
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Block 05 12:22Running 5 6:52v median +1:29
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Block 06 8:02Running 6 6:08v median +0:53
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Block 07 10:15Running 7 6:03v median +0:50
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Block 08 11:00Running 8 6:36v median +1:21
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:09
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.