The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Valencia 2025, Matthijs Groeneveld crossed the line in 1:18:45: 144th of 455 men, faster than 68% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 82% of the field beaten on the runs, 50% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 1:57 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:35 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a slow day in Valencia. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 0:42. 1:21 slower than at Heerenveen 2025, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:29Running 1 4:15v median −0:42
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Block 02 7:19Running 2 4:08v median −0:36
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Block 03 8:47Running 3 4:29v median −0:34
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Block 04 10:09Running 4 4:31v median −0:32
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Block 05 9:12Running 5 4:39v median −0:35
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Block 06 6:34Running 6 4:34v median −0:31
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Block 07 9:17Running 7 4:35v median −0:31
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Block 08 14:01Running 8 4:54v median −0:45
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:03
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 448
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 448 men who finished.