The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:02:33 at Valencia 2025 put Mathieu Gschwandtner on the age-group podium: 2nd of 186 in the 25–29 age group.
The burpee broad jumps were the standout, 2:20 quicker than the median and 5th of 1,018. A harder second half: 1:42 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 3:57, ahead of 98% of the field.
Valencia cost the whole field time: about 0:42 more than the average race this season, going by 897 athletes who raced both. 0:05 slower than at Marseille 2024, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:03Running 1 3:56v median −0:55
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Block 02 6:15Running 2 3:45v median −0:51
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Block 03 6:51Running 3 3:57v median −1:00
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Block 04 6:24Running 4 3:55v median −1:00
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Block 05 8:04Running 5 4:04v median −1:03
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Block 06 7:00Running 6 5:28v median +0:31
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Block 07 6:59Running 7 4:05v median −0:50
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Block 08 9:07Running 8 4:22v median −1:04
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:57
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 996
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 996 men who finished.