The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:22:48 at Valencia 2025 put Ben Merrell 111th of 187 men in the Pro division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 1:58 behind the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:21 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Valencia ran slow: the 203 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 2:26 slower here than at their other races. That was 1:19 off the time at Warsaw 2025.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:55Running 1 4:38v median +0:21
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Block 02 9:00Running 2 4:27v median +0:21
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Block 03 10:59Running 3 4:39v median +0:11
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Block 04 10:35Running 4 4:42v median +0:11
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Block 05 9:19Running 5 4:49v median +0:13
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Block 06 7:17Running 6 4:44v median +0:17
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Block 07 9:52Running 7 4:45v median +0:14
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Block 08 11:30Running 8 4:54v median −0:09
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:28
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 185
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 185 men who finished.