The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Catherine Simpson & David Mowat finished 525th of 555 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Valencia 2025, in 1:41:45.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 1:52 behind the median. A harder second half: 3:52 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 11:49Running 1 7:05v median +1:28
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Block 02 9:38Running 2 6:47v median +1:32
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Block 03 12:00Running 3 7:07v median +1:33
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Block 04 11:03Running 4 7:31v median +1:55
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Block 05 12:24Running 5 7:45v median +1:59
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Block 06 9:56Running 6 7:38v median +1:58
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Block 07 13:49Running 7 7:56v median +2:15
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Block 08 13:29Running 8 8:10v median +2:12
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:45
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.