The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Nina Válková & Jan Macko at Rome 2026: 1:07:50, 47th of 652 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 97% of the field beaten on the runs, 59% on the stations. A harder second half: 1:41 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. Time in the roxzone, 5:13, was faster than 95% of the field.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:55Running 1 4:42v median −2:12
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Block 02 6:03Running 2 3:36v median −1:27
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Block 03 8:22Running 3 3:57v median −1:20
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Block 04 7:03Running 4 3:57v median −1:23
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Block 05 8:49Running 5 4:10v median −1:13
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Block 06 5:38Running 6 4:03v median −1:12
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Block 07 7:41Running 7 4:02v median −1:13
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Block 08 10:15Running 8 4:39v median −1:16
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:13
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 467
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 467 mixed teams who finished.