The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Rick Timmer finished 347th of 455 men in the Open division at Valencia 2025, in 1:38:00.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 7:03. The race faded late: the second half went 6:04 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 10:51Running 1 5:51v median +0:54
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Block 02 8:11Running 2 5:19v median +0:35
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Block 03 11:08Running 3 5:24v median +0:21
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Block 04 12:07Running 4 5:27v median +0:24
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Block 05 10:44Running 5 5:32v median +0:18
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Block 06 8:10Running 6 5:37v median +0:32
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Block 07 11:15Running 7 5:48v median +0:42
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Block 08 20:30Running 8 6:17v median +0:38
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:13
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.