The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ross Thomson finished 978th of 1,018 men in the Open division at Valencia 2025, in 1:55:02.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 5:09. The race faded late: the second half went 2:33 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Valencia ran slow: the 897 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 0:42 slower here than at their other races. 5:55 faster than at Copenhagen 2025, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:57Running 1 5:57v median +1:06
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Block 02 11:23Running 2 6:25v median +1:49
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Block 03 13:53Running 3 6:43v median +1:46
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Block 04 15:19Running 4 6:42v median +1:47
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Block 05 12:10Running 5 7:01v median +1:54
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Block 06 9:32Running 6 6:39v median +1:42
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Block 07 14:50Running 7 6:47v median +1:52
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Block 08 19:36Running 8 7:55v median +2:29
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:30
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.