The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for José Ramon Llama at Valencia 2025: 1:08:54, 102nd of 1,018 men in the Open division.
The sandbag lunges were the standout, 0:53 quicker than the median and 215th of 1,018. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:11 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 4:19, was faster than 93% 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:50Running 1 4:23v median −0:28
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Block 02 6:59Running 2 3:58v median −0:38
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Block 03 8:05Running 3 4:08v median −0:49
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Block 04 8:12Running 4 4:08v median −0:47
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Block 05 8:21Running 5 4:03v median −1:04
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Block 06 5:45Running 6 3:55v median −1:02
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Block 07 8:06Running 7 3:57v median −0:58
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Block 08 10:24Running 8 4:13v median −1:13
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:19
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.