The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Valencia 2025, Tomáš Kowalski crossed the line in 1:20:05: 164th of 455 men, faster than 64% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 81% of the field beaten on the stations, against 43% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 2:01 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:11 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:49Running 1 4:46v median −0:11
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Block 02 7:16Running 2 4:51v median +0:07
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Block 03 9:37Running 3 5:24v median +0:21
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Block 04 10:44Running 4 5:19v median +0:16
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Block 05 9:58Running 5 5:35v median +0:21
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Block 06 7:16Running 6 5:26v median +0:21
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Block 07 9:33Running 7 5:12v median +0:06
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Block 08 11:05Running 8 5:56v median +0:17
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:56
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.