The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Peter Mcconnell & Meelie Thorpe finished 542nd of 555 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Valencia 2025, in 1:48:34.
On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 2:08. A harder second half: 6:25 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 8:47, behind 92% of the field.
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 11:24Running 1 6:46v median +1:09
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Block 02 9:13Running 2 6:17v median +1:02
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Block 03 13:05Running 3 7:46v median +2:12
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Block 04 12:10Running 4 8:09v median +2:33
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Block 05 13:25Running 5 8:20v median +2:34
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Block 06 11:03Running 6 8:27v median +2:47
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Block 07 14:40Running 7 8:31v median +2:50
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Block 08 14:56Running 8 8:52v median +2:54
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:47
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.