The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Chris Gibbs finished 754th of 1,018 men in the Open division at Valencia 2025, in 1:32:27.
Legs and stations told different stories: 43% of the field beaten on the runs, 15% on the stations. On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 3:31.
Valencia ran slow: the 897 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 0:42 slower here than at their other races. 9:08 slower than at Sports Direct HYROX London 2024, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:42Running 1 5:02v median +0:11
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Block 02 8:40Running 2 4:47v median +0:11
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Block 03 10:29Running 3 5:01v median +0:04
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Block 04 13:19Running 4 4:59v median +0:04
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Block 05 10:10Running 5 5:14v median +0:07
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Block 06 8:26Running 6 5:17v median +0:20
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Block 07 11:33Running 7 5:05v median +0:10
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Block 08 13:59Running 8 5:39v median +0:13
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:15
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.