The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Kevin Phillips & Mark Preston finished 512th of 797 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Barcelona 2026, in 1:16:41.
Legs and stations told different stories: 62% of the field beaten on the runs, 22% on the stations. The race faded late: the second half went 1:34 worse against the middle of the field than the first. 9:08 in the roxzone was slower than 92% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Barcelona gained about 0:54.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:58Running 1 4:44v median +0:08
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Block 02 7:15Running 2 4:47v median +0:05
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Block 03 8:30Running 3 4:56v median −0:09
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Block 04 7:59Running 4 4:47v median −0:17
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Block 05 9:52Running 5 4:46v median −0:22
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Block 06 6:29Running 6 4:46v median −0:20
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Block 07 8:31Running 7 4:40v median −0:24
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Block 08 10:05Running 8 4:56v median −0:09
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:08
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.