The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Toulouse 2026, sandy simoneau & caroline Touze crossed the line in 1:15:16: 390th of 1,343 mixed teams, faster than 71% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 76% of the field beaten on the runs, 53% on the stations. No single station decided it: every one landed within 0:14 of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:01 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 Toulouse gained about 0:49.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:05Running 1 4:02v median −0:27
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Block 02 7:05Running 2 5:04v median −0:29
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Block 03 9:29Running 3 5:13v median −0:37
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Block 04 8:51Running 4 5:16v median −0:29
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Block 05 10:00Running 5 5:19v median −0:39
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Block 06 6:52Running 6 5:08v median −0:42
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Block 07 9:13Running 7 5:14v median −0:39
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Block 08 9:58Running 8 5:31v median −0:35
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:52
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.