The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Thijs Heemskerk finished 874th of 1,018 men in the Open division at Valencia 2025, in 1:39:41.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 5:47. The race faded late: the second half went 6:52 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 9:46Running 1 5:30v median +0:39
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Block 02 8:31Running 2 5:12v median +0:36
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Block 03 10:52Running 3 5:18v median +0:21
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Block 04 13:07Running 4 5:31v median +0:36
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Block 05 10:48Running 5 5:51v median +0:44
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Block 06 8:55Running 6 5:48v median +0:51
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Block 07 11:35Running 7 5:34v median +0:39
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Block 08 19:23Running 8 7:04v median +1:38
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:53
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.