The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:20:57 at Barcelona 2026 put Paul Eisenberg & Elena Ballesteros 577th of 1,013 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 68% of the field beaten on the runs, 16% on the stations. On the sled pull the field had the edge, by 2:00. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:34 better 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 9:24Running 1 4:40v median −0:33
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Block 02 7:38Running 2 4:50v median −0:22
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Block 03 11:06Running 3 5:12v median −0:20
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Block 04 9:33Running 4 5:13v median −0:17
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Block 05 10:36Running 5 5:13v median −0:21
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Block 06 7:12Running 6 5:17v median −0:16
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Block 07 9:05Running 7 5:09v median −0:24
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Block 08 10:41Running 8 5:19v median −0:19
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:50
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.