The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Nico Bezuidenhout & Michelline Stoltz finished 190th of 567 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Abu Dhabi 2026, in 1:16:50, faster than 67% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 84% of the field beaten on the stations, against 55% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sled pull: 1:11 on the median. A harder second half: 1:38 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:25Running 1 5:17v median −0:45
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Block 02 7:01Running 2 5:13v median −0:10
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Block 03 8:43Running 3 5:46v median +0:10
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Block 04 8:57Running 4 5:49v median +0:15
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Block 05 10:20Running 5 5:54v median +0:13
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Block 06 7:21Running 6 5:25v median −0:14
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Block 07 9:17Running 7 5:34v median −0:05
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Block 08 9:40Running 8 6:01v median −0:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:12
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 565
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 565 mixed teams who finished.