The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Michael Burtscher finished 575th of 1,018 men in the Open division at Valencia 2025, in 1:24:39.
A station race more than a running one: 68% of the field beaten on the stations, against 28% on the runs. The wall balls were the standout, 1:06 quicker than the median and 258th of 1,018. The race faded late: the second half went 1:30 worse 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 9:15Running 1 4:50v median −0:01
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Block 02 8:11Running 2 4:50v median +0:14
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Block 03 10:07Running 3 5:13v median +0:16
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Block 04 9:37Running 4 5:15v median +0:20
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Block 05 10:23Running 5 5:54v median +0:47
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Block 06 7:24Running 6 5:40v median +0:43
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Block 07 10:34Running 7 5:47v median +0:52
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Block 08 11:53Running 8 6:27v median +1:01
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:23
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.