The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Wilson Costa finished in the top 10% of the field at Valencia 2025, in 1:10:07 for 47th of 455 men in the Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 99% of the field beaten on the runs, 63% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:43 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 4:12, was faster than 96% of the field.
Valencia ran slow: the 897 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 0:42 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:18Running 1 3:51v median −1:06
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Block 02 7:18Running 2 3:36v median −1:08
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Block 03 8:44Running 3 4:02v median −1:01
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Block 04 8:20Running 4 3:43v median −1:20
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Block 05 8:26Running 5 3:46v median −1:28
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Block 06 5:53Running 6 3:43v median −1:22
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Block 07 8:10Running 7 3:50v median −1:16
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Block 08 10:53Running 8 4:04v median −1:35
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:12
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 448
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 448 men who finished.