The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Valencia 2025, Gloria Cosín & Mario Fontán crossed the line in 1:14:17: 155th of 555 mixed teams, faster than 72% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 81% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 46% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled push, 0:35 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:14 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Valencia cost the whole field time: about 0:58 more than the average race this season, going by 462 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:41Running 1 4:31v median −1:06
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Block 02 7:31Running 2 4:30v median −0:45
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Block 03 8:56Running 3 4:53v median −0:41
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Block 04 7:53Running 4 4:53v median −0:43
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Block 05 9:32Running 5 5:07v median −0:39
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Block 06 7:00Running 6 5:01v median −0:39
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Block 07 9:16Running 7 5:02v median −0:39
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Block 08 10:27Running 8 5:31v median −0:27
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:09
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 552
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 552 mixed teams who finished.