The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Valencia 2025, Marc Buendía Cortés crossed the line in 1:19:28: 432nd of 1,018 men, faster than 58% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 79% of the field beaten on the runs, 37% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 1:25 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:51 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 1:30 faster at Valencia 2025 than at Barcelona 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:16Running 1 4:34v median −0:17
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Block 02 8:04Running 2 4:09v median −0:27
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Block 03 9:02Running 3 4:12v median −0:45
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Block 04 9:15Running 4 4:20v median −0:35
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Block 05 10:07Running 5 4:33v median −0:34
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Block 06 7:06Running 6 4:33v median −0:24
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Block 07 9:09Running 7 4:30v median −0:25
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Block 08 12:44Running 8 4:47v median −0:39
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:53
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.