The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:56:35 at Valencia 2025 put Mike Shemko 983rd of 1,018 men in the Open division.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 6:40. A harder second half: 10:32 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Valencia cost the whole field time: about 0:42 more than the average race this season, going by 897 athletes who raced both. Mike Shemko's fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:23Running 1 6:10v median +1:19
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Block 02 9:58Running 2 5:41v median +1:05
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Block 03 11:38Running 3 6:17v median +1:20
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Block 04 15:44Running 4 6:36v median +1:41
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Block 05 12:21Running 5 6:56v median +1:49
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Block 06 9:51Running 6 6:51v median +1:54
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Block 07 17:22Running 7 9:17v median +4:22
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Block 08 21:03Running 8 7:51v median +2:25
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:23
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.