The race, in three figures
The race, in words
George Robinson finished 354th of 455 men in the Open division at Valencia 2025, in 1:38:27.
The stations carried this race: faster than 40% of the field across all eight, against 15% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 1:49 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:57 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:09Running 1 5:42v median +0:45
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Block 02 8:46Running 2 5:27v median +0:43
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Block 03 11:30Running 3 5:59v median +0:56
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Block 04 12:31Running 4 6:20v median +1:17
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Block 05 11:00Running 5 6:18v median +1:04
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Block 06 8:20Running 6 6:14v median +1:09
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Block 07 11:14Running 7 6:21v median +1:15
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Block 08 16:33Running 8 7:34v median +1:55
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:32
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.