The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Merry Fourie & Constance Vander Maren finished 570th of 949 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Barcelona 2026, in 1:28:38.
A station race more than a running one: 63% of the field beaten on the stations, against 43% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were the standout, 3:30 quicker than the median and 23rd of 949. Paced to finish: the second half went 4:45 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 10:17Running 1 5:21v median −0:14
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Block 02 9:28Running 2 5:43v median +0:06
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Block 03 12:24Running 3 6:45v median +0:49
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Block 04 10:55Running 4 6:26v median +0:27
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Block 05 10:50Running 5 5:51v median −0:11
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Block 06 7:42Running 6 6:13v median +0:13
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Block 07 6:12Running 7 6:05v median +0:05
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Block 08 10:47Running 8 6:17v median +0:14
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:12
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.