The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Julio Peña Arce at Valencia 2025: 1:08:31, 94th of 1,018 men in the Open division.
The runs carried this race: faster than 96% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 76% on the stations. Stronger after halfway: 1:24 better against the middle of the field than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 4:26, ahead of 91% 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. An improvement of 1:32 on Malaga 2025.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:34Running 1 4:08v median −0:43
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Block 02 6:41Running 2 3:47v median −0:49
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Block 03 8:53Running 3 3:58v median −0:59
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Block 04 7:45Running 4 3:52v median −1:03
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Block 05 8:21Running 5 3:55v median −1:12
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Block 06 5:42Running 6 3:51v median −1:06
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Block 07 8:28Running 7 4:00v median −0:55
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Block 08 9:48Running 8 4:19v median −1:07
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:26
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.