The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Diogo Soares & Carlos Gaspar finished 202nd of 797 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Barcelona 2026, in 1:07:31, faster than 75% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 80% of the field beaten on the runs, 47% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:10 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 4:44, was faster than 87% of the field.
Barcelona ran fast: the 766 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 0:54 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:26Running 1 4:24v median −0:12
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Block 02 6:15Running 2 4:12v median −0:30
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Block 03 8:17Running 3 4:25v median −0:40
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Block 04 8:39Running 4 4:36v median −0:28
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Block 05 8:44Running 5 4:32v median −0:36
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Block 06 6:23Running 6 4:36v median −0:30
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Block 07 7:49Running 7 4:36v median −0:28
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Block 08 8:21Running 8 4:35v median −0:30
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:44
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 795
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 795 men's teams who finished.