The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Antonio Linares & Carlos Gimenez finished 224th of 587 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Valencia 2026, in 1:10:13, faster than 62% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 74% of the field beaten on the runs, 28% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 0:42 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:39 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 9:33Running 1 5:11v median +1:41
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Block 02 6:43Running 2 4:29v median −0:22
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Block 03 8:24Running 3 4:29v median −0:45
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Block 04 7:22Running 4 4:31v median −0:42
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Block 05 9:27Running 5 4:34v median −0:46
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Block 06 5:54Running 6 4:23v median −0:51
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Block 07 8:02Running 7 4:22v median −0:51
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Block 08 9:32Running 8 4:38v median −0:46
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:24
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.