The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Alexandru Marian Iordache & Pablo Arteaga finished 468th of 587 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Valencia 2026, in 1:20:56.
A station race more than a running one: 39% of the field beaten on the stations, against 14% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 0:32 behind the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:34 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 8:02Running 1 3:52v median +0:22
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Block 02 7:14Running 2 5:20v median +0:29
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Block 03 11:44Running 3 8:33v median +3:19
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Block 04 9:17Running 4 5:47v median +0:34
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Block 05 10:15Running 5 5:59v median +0:39
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Block 06 7:21Running 6 5:38v median +0:24
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Block 07 10:05Running 7 5:55v median +0:42
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Block 08 10:57Running 8 6:27v median +1:03
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:09
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.