The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Arnold Bertasius finished 84th of 94 men in the Pro division at Valencia 2025, in 1:35:48.
A station race more than a running one: 31% of the field beaten on the stations, against 4% on the runs. On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 2:55. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:49 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 10:20Running 1 5:59v median +1:40
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Block 02 9:54Running 2 5:50v median +1:36
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Block 03 12:10Running 3 5:59v median +1:29
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Block 04 13:05Running 4 6:06v median +1:30
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Block 05 10:34Running 5 6:11v median +1:29
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Block 06 8:42Running 6 6:22v median +1:48
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Block 07 11:02Running 7 6:00v median +1:23
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Block 08 13:30Running 8 6:32v median +1:28
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:40
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.