The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Bilbao 2025, Maria Viedma & Carmen Ortega Tapia crossed the line in 1:22:05: 114th of 252 women's teams, faster than 55% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 62% of the field beaten on the runs, 34% on the stations. On the sled pull the field had the edge, by 1:05. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:53 better against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Bilbao gained about 1:04.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:20Running 1 5:25v median −0:38
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Block 02 7:57Running 2 5:26v median +0:00
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Block 03 11:23Running 3 5:39v median −0:04
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Block 04 9:30Running 4 5:42v median −0:03
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Block 05 11:00Running 5 5:51v median −0:02
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Block 06 7:41Running 6 5:42v median −0:07
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Block 07 9:26Running 7 5:40v median −0:11
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Block 08 9:25Running 8 5:34v median −0:20
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:30
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 250
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 250 women's teams who finished.