The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Valencia 2025, Chris Walsh crossed the line in 1:16:11: 312th of 1,018 men, faster than 69% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 81% of the field beaten on the runs, 60% on the stations. Nowhere gained more than the sled pull: 0:44 on the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:04 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Valencia ran slow: the 897 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 0:42 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:22Running 1 4:15v median −0:36
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Block 02 7:12Running 2 4:02v median −0:34
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Block 03 8:17Running 3 4:13v median −0:44
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Block 04 9:37Running 4 4:11v median −0:44
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Block 05 9:01Running 5 4:29v median −0:38
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Block 06 6:17Running 6 4:29v median −0:28
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Block 07 9:04Running 7 4:31v median −0:24
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Block 08 12:16Running 8 5:09v median −0:17
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:13
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.