The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Jesús Rodríguez Martín & Jesús Mompean Aparicio finished in the top 10% of the field at Valencia 2026, in 58:52 for 23rd of 587 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 0:47 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:48 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 4:14, was faster than 96% of the field.
Valencia gave the field time back: about 1:17 faster than the average race this season, by 390 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 6:36Running 1 2:43v median −0:47
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Block 02 5:43Running 2 3:57v median −0:54
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Block 03 7:20Running 3 4:08v median −1:06
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Block 04 6:36Running 4 4:08v median −1:05
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Block 05 8:15Running 5 4:04v median −1:16
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Block 06 5:39Running 6 4:05v median −1:09
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Block 07 6:54Running 7 4:03v median −1:10
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Block 08 7:41Running 8 4:09v median −1:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:14
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 493
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 493 men's teams who finished.