The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Bas Van De Brug finished 225th of 455 men in the Open division at Valencia 2025, in 1:24:54, faster than 51% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 59% of the field beaten on the stations, against 36% on the runs. The wall balls were the standout, 0:37 quicker than the median and 183rd of 455. A harder second half: 1:54 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Valencia cost the whole field time: about 0:42 more than the average race this season, going by 897 athletes who raced both. An improvement of 5:01 on Rotterdam 2025.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:40Running 1 5:11v median +0:14
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Block 02 8:01Running 2 4:44v median +0:00
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Block 03 9:35Running 3 5:01v median −0:02
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Block 04 10:28Running 4 4:56v median −0:07
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Block 05 9:33Running 5 5:02v median −0:12
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Block 06 6:59Running 6 5:07v median +0:02
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Block 07 13:33Running 7 8:18v median +3:12
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Block 08 12:01Running 8 5:28v median −0:11
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:14
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.