The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:26:52 at Rome 2025 put Hélène Hess & Benoit Valentin 513th of 655 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
The runs carried this race: faster than 38% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 8% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 4:10. A harder second half: 4:26 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Rome ran fast: the 769 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 0:37 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:35Running 1 7:04v median +0:39
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Block 02 7:09Running 2 4:45v median +0:02
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Block 03 9:19Running 3 5:12v median +0:15
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Block 04 9:15Running 4 5:20v median +0:22
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Block 05 10:03Running 5 5:23v median +0:16
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Block 06 7:27Running 6 5:20v median +0:16
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Block 07 10:49Running 7 5:19v median +0:13
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Block 08 14:35Running 8 5:58v median +0:14
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:50
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 654
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 654 mixed teams who finished.