The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Tania Melendo Torres & Patricia Álvarez Garrido finished 353rd of 949 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Barcelona 2026, in 1:22:21, faster than 63% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 68% of the field beaten on the runs, 48% on the stations. No single station decided it: every one landed within 0:17 of the median. A harder second half: 1:26 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Barcelona ran fast: the 750 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:34 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:16Running 1 5:27v median −0:08
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Block 02 7:18Running 2 5:16v median −0:21
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Block 03 9:41Running 3 5:23v median −0:33
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Block 04 9:39Running 4 5:29v median −0:30
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Block 05 11:04Running 5 5:43v median −0:19
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Block 06 7:48Running 6 5:45v median −0:15
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Block 07 9:25Running 7 5:31v median −0:29
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Block 08 10:30Running 8 5:55v median −0:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:49
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.