The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Valencia 2026, Valérie KUHN & Marie Sagant crossed the line in 1:16:23: 35th of 209 women's teams, faster than 83% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 94% of the field beaten on the stations, against 70% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:14 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:19 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 Valencia gained about 1:25.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:46Running 1 4:10v median −0:01
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Block 02 7:11Running 2 5:31v median −0:19
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Block 03 9:16Running 3 5:44v median −0:26
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Block 04 9:06Running 4 5:50v median −0:18
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Block 05 10:30Running 5 5:42v median −0:35
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Block 06 7:28Running 6 5:50v median −0:24
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Block 07 8:33Running 7 5:48v median −0:26
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Block 08 9:26Running 8 5:54v median −0:45
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:14
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.