The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:19:45 at Valencia 2025 put Mario Gericke 50th of 94 men in the Pro division.
The runs carried this race: faster than 68% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 32% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 2:47 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:10 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Valencia cost the whole field time: about 2:26 more than the average race this season, going by 203 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:21Running 1 3:54v median −0:25
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Block 02 8:04Running 2 3:59v median −0:15
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Block 03 13:04Running 3 4:23v median −0:07
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Block 04 7:26Running 4 4:26v median −0:10
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Block 05 9:00Running 5 4:29v median −0:13
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Block 06 6:16Running 6 4:30v median −0:04
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Block 07 8:32Running 7 4:26v median −0:11
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Block 08 14:09Running 8 4:45v median −0:19
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:02
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.