The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Zane Ward & Gwen Fennell finished in the top 10% of the field at Valencia 2025, in 1:06:59 for 24th of 309 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 95% of the field beaten on the runs, 75% on the stations. Stronger after halfway: 2:10 better against the middle of the field than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 4:45, ahead of 90% 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 8:53Running 1 4:39v median −1:05
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Block 02 6:33Running 2 4:11v median −1:08
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Block 03 8:07Running 3 4:19v median −1:17
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Block 04 7:46Running 4 4:17v median −1:20
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Block 05 8:52Running 5 4:21v median −1:26
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Block 06 5:52Running 6 4:20v median −1:20
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Block 07 8:09Running 7 4:25v median −1:15
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Block 08 8:10Running 8 4:35v median −1:27
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:45
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 309
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 309 mixed teams who finished.