The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Barcelona 2026, Faye Benjamin & Sara Ladkani crossed the line in 1:14:34: 70th of 579 women's teams, faster than 88% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 93% of the field beaten on the runs, 66% on the stations. Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 0:54 on the median. A harder second half: 1:58 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Barcelona gave the field time back: about 1:34 faster than the average race this season, by 753 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:24Running 1 4:36v median −1:05
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Block 02 6:36Running 2 4:34v median −1:09
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Block 03 9:03Running 3 4:50v median −1:10
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Block 04 8:18Running 4 5:06v median −0:57
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Block 05 10:25Running 5 5:11v median −0:54
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Block 06 6:47Running 6 5:03v median −1:01
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Block 07 8:49Running 7 5:12v median −0:48
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Block 08 9:24Running 8 5:21v median −0:45
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:56
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 578
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 578 women's teams who finished.