The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:20:41 at Barcelona 2026 put Xavi Vidal Rivero & Eric Sandin Vidal 621st of 797 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 41% of the field beaten on the runs, 13% on the stations. Stronger after halfway: 1:40 better against the middle of the field than before it. 8:28 in the roxzone was slower than 87% 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 9:43Running 1 4:57v median +0:21
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Block 02 7:53Running 2 5:04v median +0:22
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Block 03 9:06Running 3 5:20v median +0:15
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Block 04 9:35Running 4 5:31v median +0:27
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Block 05 10:15Running 5 5:19v median +0:11
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Block 06 7:00Running 6 5:09v median +0:03
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Block 07 9:24Running 7 5:17v median +0:13
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Block 08 9:26Running 8 4:52v median −0:13
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:28
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.