The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Valencia 2026, Paco Cerdan & Noé Villora crossed the line in 1:10:20: 226th of 587 men's teams, faster than 62% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 70% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 32% on the stations. On the row the field had the edge, by 0:30. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:34 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Valencia ran fast: the 390 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:17 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:07Running 1 4:41v median +1:11
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Block 02 6:13Running 2 4:18v median −0:33
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Block 03 8:30Running 3 4:46v median −0:28
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Block 04 7:38Running 4 4:38v median −0:35
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Block 05 9:34Running 5 4:41v median −0:39
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Block 06 6:15Running 6 4:35v median −0:39
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Block 07 8:34Running 7 4:45v median −0:28
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Block 08 9:23Running 8 4:48v median −0:36
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:14
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.