The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:16:12 at Barcelona 2026 put Marcel Meerman & Wes Maljaars 505th of 797 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 53% of the field beaten on the stations, against 31% on the runs. The sled pull was where this race was made, 1:00 ahead of the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:31 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Barcelona gave the field time back: about 0:54 faster than the average race this season, by 766 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:53Running 1 4:58v median +0:22
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Block 02 7:00Running 2 5:06v median +0:24
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Block 03 7:51Running 3 5:21v median +0:16
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Block 04 8:47Running 4 5:41v median +0:37
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Block 05 10:23Running 5 5:34v median +0:26
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Block 06 7:25Running 6 5:28v median +0:22
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Block 07 9:33Running 7 5:30v median +0:26
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Block 08 9:48Running 8 5:32v median +0:27
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:40
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.