The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:35:07 at Valencia 2026 put Belen Cortes & Veronica Esther Ruiz 544th of 724 women's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 42% of the field beaten on the runs, 13% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 1:58 behind the median. A harder second half: 2:00 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Valencia ran fast: the 373 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:25 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:18Running 1 4:23v median +0:01
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Block 02 7:44Running 2 5:58v median +0:04
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Block 03 11:13Running 3 6:20v median +0:08
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Block 04 12:42Running 4 6:29v median +0:14
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Block 05 12:05Running 5 6:43v median +0:19
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Block 06 9:13Running 6 6:46v median +0:27
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Block 07 12:18Running 7 6:33v median +0:14
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Block 08 12:01Running 8 6:53v median +0:09
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:41
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.