The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Eoin O’Donnell & Julian Gressler finished 273rd of 361 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Barcelona 2026, in 1:19:14.
A station race more than a running one: 68% of the field beaten on the stations, against 20% on the runs. Stronger after halfway: 3:57 better against the middle of the field than before it. 8:50 in the roxzone was slower than 92% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Barcelona gained about 0:54.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:12Running 1 5:11v median +0:33
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Block 02 7:20Running 2 5:31v median +0:52
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Block 03 8:58Running 3 5:59v median +0:57
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Block 04 9:32Running 4 6:02v median +1:00
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Block 05 9:59Running 5 5:42v median +0:35
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Block 06 7:23Running 6 5:50v median +0:48
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Block 07 8:50Running 7 5:38v median +0:36
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Block 08 9:18Running 8 5:30v median +0:24
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:50
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 358
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 358 men's teams who finished.