The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Barcelona 2026, Graeme Bartlett & Alice Ansidei crossed the line in 1:15:32: 349th of 1,013 mixed teams, faster than 66% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 80% of the field beaten on the runs, 29% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:13. The race faded late: the second half went 2:25 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Barcelona gained about 1:27.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:12Running 1 4:45v median −0:28
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Block 02 6:44Running 2 4:30v median −0:42
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Block 03 9:03Running 3 4:53v median −0:39
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Block 04 8:24Running 4 4:46v median −0:44
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Block 05 9:23Running 5 4:52v median −0:42
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Block 06 6:56Running 6 5:10v median −0:23
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Block 07 9:16Running 7 4:56v median −0:37
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Block 08 11:31Running 8 4:59v median −0:39
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:13
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 1007
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,007 mixed teams who finished.