The race, in three figures
The race, in words
59:40 at Valencia 2025 put Sam Schoeman on the age-group podium: 2nd of 10 in the 16–24 age group.
The wall balls were the standout, 2:56 quicker than the median and 2nd of 94. Stronger after halfway: 1:25 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 3:44, was faster than 98% of the field.
Valencia cost the whole field time: about 2:26 more than the average race this season, going by 203 athletes who raced both. An improvement of 2:05 on Maastricht 2025.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:47Running 1 3:51v median −0:28
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Block 02 6:52Running 2 3:37v median −0:37
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Block 03 7:39Running 3 3:46v median −0:44
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Block 04 6:22Running 4 3:43v median −0:53
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Block 05 7:48Running 5 3:50v median −0:52
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Block 06 5:18Running 6 3:45v median −0:49
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Block 07 6:27Running 7 3:44v median −0:53
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Block 08 7:51Running 8 3:59v median −1:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:44
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 94
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 94 men who finished.