The race, in three figures
The race, in words
James Gregory & William Boye finished 479th of 587 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Valencia 2026, in 1:21:36.
A station race more than a running one: 36% of the field beaten on the stations, against 14% on the runs. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 0:41. A harder second half: 2:32 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway 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 8:26Running 1 4:05v median +0:35
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Block 02 7:16Running 2 5:37v median +0:46
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Block 03 8:56Running 3 6:05v median +0:51
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Block 04 9:48Running 4 6:20v median +1:07
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Block 05 11:17Running 5 6:32v median +1:12
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Block 06 8:09Running 6 6:25v median +1:11
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Block 07 10:10Running 7 6:11v median +0:58
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Block 08 11:19Running 8 6:26v median +1:02
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:23
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.