The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:19:25 at Valencia 2025 put Sam Girling 49th of 94 men in the Pro division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 67% of the field beaten on the runs, 30% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 5:14. The race faded late: the second half went 6:16 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Valencia cost the whole field time: about 2:26 more than the average race this season, going by 203 athletes who raced both. 6:23 slower than at Cardiff 2025, the previous Pro race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:36Running 1 4:25v median +0:06
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Block 02 7:57Running 2 4:03v median −0:11
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Block 03 9:57Running 3 4:15v median −0:15
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Block 04 8:00Running 4 4:20v median −0:16
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Block 05 8:48Running 5 4:27v median −0:15
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Block 06 6:11Running 6 4:20v median −0:14
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Block 07 9:02Running 7 4:23v median −0:14
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Block 08 16:47Running 8 4:45v median −0:19
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:16
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.