The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Valencia 2025, Eamonn Keating crossed the line in 1:11:53: 179th of 1,018 men, faster than 82% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:28 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:28 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Valencia cost the whole field time: about 0:42 more than the average race this season, going by 897 athletes who raced both. 6:06 faster than at Glasgow 2025, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:11Running 1 4:44v median −0:07
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Block 02 7:19Running 2 4:19v median −0:17
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Block 03 8:45Running 3 4:17v median −0:40
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Block 04 8:11Running 4 4:23v median −0:32
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Block 05 9:03Running 5 4:35v median −0:32
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Block 06 6:00Running 6 4:25v median −0:32
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Block 07 8:01Running 7 4:27v median −0:28
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Block 08 10:49Running 8 5:04v median −0:22
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:41
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.