The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Barcelona 2026, Romee Freriks & Nyah Derksen crossed the line in 1:21:58: 212th of 579 women's teams, faster than 63% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 82% of the field beaten on the runs, 24% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 1:21 behind the median. A harder second half: 2:22 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Barcelona gained about 1:34.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:19Running 1 4:46v median −0:55
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Block 02 7:13Running 2 5:00v median −0:43
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Block 03 9:33Running 3 5:10v median −0:50
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Block 04 10:24Running 4 5:15v median −0:48
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Block 05 11:11Running 5 5:29v median −0:36
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Block 06 7:32Running 6 5:21v median −0:43
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Block 07 9:06Running 7 5:26v median −0:34
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Block 08 11:21Running 8 5:52v median −0:14
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:26
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.