The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Gayle Waddell finished in the top 10% of the field at Valencia 2025, in 1:16:47 for 33rd of 388 women in the Open division.
The runs carried this race: faster than 96% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 76% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:26 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 4:37, ahead of 96% of the field.
Valencia cost the whole field time: about 1:02 more than the average race this season, going by 412 athletes who raced both. 3:54 faster than at Manchester 2025, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:37Running 1 4:44v median −0:54
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Block 02 7:46Running 2 4:19v median −1:03
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Block 03 10:31Running 3 4:31v median −1:10
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Block 04 9:40Running 4 4:32v median −1:13
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Block 05 9:29Running 5 4:35v median −1:21
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Block 06 6:14Running 6 4:29v median −1:17
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Block 07 8:29Running 7 4:29v median −1:15
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Block 08 10:32Running 8 4:49v median −1:32
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:37
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 383
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 383 women who finished.