The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Valencia 2026, Maria Jose Sanchez De La Serrana & Gema Esther Sanchez Migallón Jimenez crossed the line in 1:18:50: 153rd of 724 women's teams, faster than 79% of the field.
Paced to finish: the second half went 3:07 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 5:33, was faster than 88% of the field.
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 8:56Running 1 4:02v median −0:20
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Block 02 8:11Running 2 5:48v median −0:06
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Block 03 10:07Running 3 5:53v median −0:19
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Block 04 9:47Running 4 5:52v median −0:23
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Block 05 10:27Running 5 5:37v median −0:47
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Block 06 7:12Running 6 5:35v median −0:44
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Block 07 9:16Running 7 5:33v median −0:46
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Block 08 9:32Running 8 5:34v median −1:10
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:33
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 547
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 547 women's teams who finished.