The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:38:46 at Athens 2026 put Despoina Tzoulaki & Simos Efthymiadis 337th of 367 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
On the sled pull the field had the edge, by 2:49. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:03 better against the middle of the field than the first. 10:33 in the roxzone was slower than 94% 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 12:24Running 1 7:25v median +1:32
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Block 02 9:12Running 2 5:59v median +0:55
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Block 03 12:42Running 3 6:13v median +0:54
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Block 04 10:42Running 4 6:07v median +0:51
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Block 05 11:16Running 5 6:06v median +0:43
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Block 06 8:14Running 6 5:53v median +0:38
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Block 07 11:47Running 7 6:06v median +0:53
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Block 08 12:04Running 8 6:47v median +1:32
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:33
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.