The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Valencia 2026, Claudia Saker Sánchez & Ana Beltran Monfort crossed the line in 1:20:43: 196th of 724 women's teams, faster than 73% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 81% of the field beaten on the runs, 51% on the stations. On the sled push the field had the edge, by 0:54. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:10 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 8:37Running 1 3:39v median −0:43
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Block 02 8:09Running 2 5:16v median −0:38
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Block 03 10:06Running 3 5:44v median −0:28
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Block 04 9:35Running 4 5:35v median −0:40
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Block 05 10:51Running 5 5:38v median −0:46
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Block 06 7:02Running 6 5:33v median −0:46
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Block 07 9:00Running 7 5:27v median −0:52
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Block 08 10:28Running 8 5:53v median −0:51
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:04
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.