The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Martin Kotala finished in the top 10% of the field at Valencia 2026, in 1:03:56 for 22nd of 504 men in the Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 1:52 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:21 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 4:41, was faster than 89% of the field.
The field ran 1:04 slower at Valencia 2026 than at Warsaw 2026, which makes this time better than it looks.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 6:33Running 1 2:31v median −0:49
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Block 02 5:52Running 2 3:45v median −0:55
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Block 03 7:55Running 3 4:17v median −0:46
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Block 04 7:19Running 4 4:07v median −0:59
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Block 05 8:28Running 5 4:15v median −1:07
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Block 06 5:36Running 6 4:04v median −1:07
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Block 07 8:14Running 7 4:21v median −0:58
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Block 08 9:24Running 8 4:21v median −1:43
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:41
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 302
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 302 men who finished.