The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Valencia 2026, Carlos Setién crossed the line in 1:19:12: 209th of 504 men, faster than 59% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 73% of the field across all eight, against 46% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 1:18 on the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:13 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Valencia gained about 1:08.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:45Running 1 3:13v median −0:07
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Block 02 7:19Running 2 4:23v median −0:17
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Block 03 9:15Running 3 5:14v median +0:11
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Block 04 8:56Running 4 5:10v median +0:04
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Block 05 12:02Running 5 7:16v median +1:54
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Block 06 7:20Running 6 4:58v median −0:13
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Block 07 9:33Running 7 4:52v median −0:27
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Block 08 10:59Running 8 5:20v median −0:44
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:11
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.