The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Aodán Cotter finished 372nd of 455 men in the Open division at Valencia 2025, in 1:42:19.
Legs and stations told different stories: 35% of the field beaten on the runs, 12% on the stations. The sled pull cost the most time: 3:41 slower than the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:45 better 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 10:58Running 1 5:40v median +0:43
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Block 02 9:14Running 2 5:12v median +0:28
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Block 03 14:00Running 3 5:23v median +0:20
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Block 04 12:50Running 4 5:35v median +0:32
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Block 05 10:40Running 5 5:23v median +0:09
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Block 06 8:45Running 6 5:17v median +0:12
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Block 07 11:09Running 7 5:14v median +0:08
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Block 08 16:59Running 8 6:16v median +0:37
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:52
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.