The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Eric McMahon & Keith Dundon finished in the top 10% of the field at Valencia 2026, in 1:01:01 for 12th of 154 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 93% of the field beaten on the runs, 72% on the stations. The race faded late: the second half went 1:22 worse against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 4:25, ahead of 90% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Valencia gained about 1:17.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 6:32Running 1 2:41v median −0:47
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Block 02 5:25Running 2 3:46v median −0:59
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Block 03 7:22Running 3 4:09v median −0:52
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Block 04 6:39Running 4 4:10v median −0:47
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Block 05 8:30Running 5 4:15v median −0:43
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Block 06 5:59Running 6 4:17v median −0:30
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Block 07 7:41Running 7 4:29v median −0:15
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Block 08 8:38Running 8 4:31v median −0:17
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:25
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 35
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 35 men's teams who finished.