The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Pär Bergsman took 3rd of 30 in the 40–44 age group at Valencia 2025, in 1:08:40.
The runs carried this race: faster than 97% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 70% on the stations. Stronger after halfway: 3:15 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 3:52, was faster than 96% 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. 4:27 slower than at Barcelona 2025, the previous Pro race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:53Running 1 3:44v median −0:33
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Block 02 8:18Running 2 3:32v median −0:34
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Block 03 10:23Running 3 3:43v median −0:45
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Block 04 7:03Running 4 3:40v median −0:51
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Block 05 8:05Running 5 3:48v median −0:48
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Block 06 5:26Running 6 3:43v median −0:44
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Block 07 7:50Running 7 3:50v median −0:41
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Block 08 9:57Running 8 4:12v median −0:51
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:52
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 185
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 185 men who finished.