The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Valencia 2025, Dennis Opielka crossed the line in 1:19:13: 424th of 1,018 men, faster than 58% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 73% of the field across all eight, against 47% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sled pull: 1:00 on the median. The race faded late: the second half went 3:10 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 5:57 faster at Valencia 2025 than at Maastricht 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:02Running 1 4:40v median −0:11
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Block 02 6:47Running 2 4:23v median −0:13
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Block 03 8:38Running 3 4:50v median −0:07
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Block 04 9:26Running 4 4:50v median −0:05
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Block 05 9:34Running 5 5:13v median +0:06
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Block 06 6:28Running 6 5:02v median +0:05
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Block 07 10:36Running 7 5:25v median +0:30
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Block 08 12:36Running 8 6:00v median +0:34
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:14
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.