The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Sam De Graaf & Dennis Fransz finished 521st of 564 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Barcelona 2026, in 1:36:27.
A station race more than a running one: 29% of the field beaten on the stations, against 5% on the runs. On the sled pull the field had the edge, by 0:32. A harder second half: 2:59 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Barcelona ran fast: the 766 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 0:54 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:26Running 1 5:53v median +1:04
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Block 02 8:34Running 2 6:24v median +1:32
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Block 03 11:35Running 3 7:42v median +2:28
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Block 04 11:31Running 4 7:54v median +2:42
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Block 05 12:41Running 5 7:49v median +2:33
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Block 06 10:10Running 6 8:07v median +2:55
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Block 07 12:11Running 7 8:18v median +3:07
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Block 08 11:17Running 8 7:09v median +1:55
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:12
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 561
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 561 men's teams who finished.