The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Valencia 2025, Roberto Megias crossed the line in 1:19:49: 158th of 455 men, faster than 65% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 95% of the field beaten on the runs, 35% on the stations. On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 1:22. The race faded late: the second half went 1:13 worse 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:27Running 1 3:52v median −1:05
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Block 02 7:48Running 2 3:51v median −0:53
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Block 03 9:35Running 3 4:08v median −0:55
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Block 04 9:46Running 4 4:09v median −0:54
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Block 05 9:15Running 5 4:20v median −0:54
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Block 06 6:40Running 6 4:04v median −1:01
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Block 07 10:27Running 7 4:03v median −1:03
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Block 08 12:39Running 8 4:54v median −0:45
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:21
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.