The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Madeleine Day & Rebecca Hughes finished 275th of 949 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Barcelona 2026, in 1:20:08, faster than 71% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 74% of the field beaten on the runs, 48% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:15 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 5:35, was faster than 87% of the field.
Barcelona gave the field time back: about 1:34 faster than the average race this season, by 750 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:52Running 1 5:37v median +0:02
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Block 02 7:20Running 2 5:33v median −0:04
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Block 03 9:28Running 3 5:20v median −0:36
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Block 04 9:43Running 4 5:31v median −0:28
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Block 05 11:00Running 5 5:38v median −0:24
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Block 06 7:11Running 6 5:25v median −0:35
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Block 07 9:17Running 7 5:19v median −0:41
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Block 08 9:50Running 8 5:08v median −0:55
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:35
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 943
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 943 women's teams who finished.