The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Nigel Thompson & Shannon O brien finished 259th of 309 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Valencia 2025, in 1:32:47.
A station race more than a running one: 50% of the field beaten on the stations, against 8% on the runs. On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 1:11. A harder second half: 2:10 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Valencia ran slow: the 462 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 0:58 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:34Running 1 6:19v median +0:35
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Block 02 8:17Running 2 6:14v median +0:55
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Block 03 10:23Running 3 6:39v median +1:03
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Block 04 11:38Running 4 7:00v median +1:23
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Block 05 12:03Running 5 7:17v median +1:30
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Block 06 9:15Running 6 7:34v median +1:54
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Block 07 11:28Running 7 7:39v median +1:59
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Block 08 12:18Running 8 7:31v median +1:29
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:59
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.