The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:30:38 at Barcelona 2026 put Melanie Sassen & Valentina Portales 635th of 949 women's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Paced to finish: the second half went 1:11 better against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Barcelona gained about 1:34.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:11Running 1 5:39v median +0:04
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Block 02 8:07Running 2 5:49v median +0:12
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Block 03 10:22Running 3 6:08v median +0:12
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Block 04 11:01Running 4 6:24v median +0:25
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Block 05 11:43Running 5 6:14v median +0:12
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Block 06 8:12Running 6 6:18v median +0:18
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Block 07 9:55Running 7 6:32v median +0:32
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Block 08 10:46Running 8 6:30v median +0:27
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:30
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.