The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mark Gillanders finished 322nd of 455 men in the Open division at Valencia 2025, in 1:34:48.
On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 2:40. A harder second half: 2:48 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Valencia ran slow: the 897 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 0:42 slower here than at their other races. 0:06 slower than at Glasgow 2024, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
-
Block 01 9:22Running 1 5:10v median +0:13
-
Block 02 7:47Running 2 4:57v median +0:13
-
Block 03 10:35Running 3 5:31v median +0:28
-
Block 04 13:16Running 4 5:21v median +0:18
-
Block 05 11:15Running 5 5:36v median +0:22
-
Block 06 7:25Running 6 5:27v median +0:22
-
Block 07 11:52Running 7 5:35v median +0:29
-
Block 08 15:48Running 8 6:44v median +1:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:35
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.