The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:28:48 at Barcelona 2026 put Laura Melián Rodríguez & Thorbjorn Ottesen 808th of 1,013 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 47% of the field beaten on the stations, against 11% on the runs. On the sled pull the field had the edge, by 0:53. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:17 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Barcelona ran fast: the 796 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:27 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:12Running 1 6:27v median +1:14
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Block 02 9:06Running 2 6:38v median +1:26
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Block 03 11:17Running 3 6:30v median +0:58
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Block 04 9:39Running 4 6:27v median +0:57
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Block 05 11:12Running 5 6:32v median +0:58
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Block 06 8:11Running 6 6:39v median +1:06
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Block 07 10:26Running 7 6:50v median +1:17
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Block 08 11:02Running 8 6:37v median +0:59
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:50
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.