The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Valencia 2026, Miguel Merelo Gallego & Roberto Vadillo Sanchez crossed the line in 1:10:31: 235th of 587 men's teams, faster than 60% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 71% of the field beaten on the runs, 40% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 0:46 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:23 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 7:07Running 1 3:00v median −0:30
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Block 02 6:38Running 2 4:28v median −0:23
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Block 03 8:20Running 3 4:45v median −0:29
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Block 04 7:40Running 4 4:43v median −0:30
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Block 05 9:24Running 5 4:55v median −0:25
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Block 06 6:37Running 6 4:51v median −0:23
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Block 07 9:15Running 7 4:51v median −0:22
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Block 08 9:20Running 8 5:26v median +0:02
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:18
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.