The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ligia Pinheiro & Ana Margarida Silva finished in the top 10% of the field at Valencia 2026, in 1:09:26 for 7th of 209 women's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 99% of the field beaten on the runs, 74% on the stations. Stronger after halfway: 1:04 better against the middle of the field than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 5:13, ahead of 96% of the field.
Valencia gave the field time back: about 1:25 faster than the average race this season, by 373 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:55Running 1 3:06v median −1:05
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Block 02 6:31Running 2 4:22v median −1:28
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Block 03 8:45Running 3 4:42v median −1:28
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Block 04 8:14Running 4 4:34v median −1:34
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Block 05 9:43Running 5 4:41v median −1:36
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Block 06 6:21Running 6 4:39v median −1:35
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Block 07 8:12Running 7 4:54v median −1:20
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Block 08 8:41Running 8 4:59v median −1:40
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:13
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 208
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 208 women's teams who finished.