The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Marie-Laure Thieux & Emmanuel Denis at Toulouse 2026: 1:02:29, 29th of 1,343 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 99% of the field beaten on the runs, 74% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:42 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 3:56, ahead of 99% of the field.
Toulouse gave the field time back: about 0:49 faster than the average race this season, by 790 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:20Running 1 3:14v median −1:15
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Block 02 6:34Running 2 4:05v median −1:28
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Block 03 7:59Running 3 4:01v median −1:49
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Block 04 6:27Running 4 4:01v median −1:44
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Block 05 8:20Running 5 4:03v median −1:55
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Block 06 5:45Running 6 3:59v median −1:51
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Block 07 7:17Running 7 4:06v median −1:47
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Block 08 9:00Running 8 4:16v median −1:50
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:56
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 1340
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,340 mixed teams who finished.