The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:34:30 at Valencia 2026 put Justin Van der Wegen 377th of 504 men in the Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 40% of the field beaten on the stations, against 16% on the runs. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 1:01. Paced to finish: the second half went 4:33 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Valencia gave the field time back: about 1:08 faster than the average race this season, by 667 athletes who raced both. 3:04 slower than at Oslo 2026, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:43Running 1 3:48v median +0:28
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Block 02 8:55Running 2 5:15v median +0:35
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Block 03 13:36Running 3 8:40v median +3:37
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Block 04 10:50Running 4 5:39v median +0:33
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Block 05 11:26Running 5 6:21v median +0:59
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Block 06 8:02Running 6 5:26v median +0:15
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Block 07 10:08Running 7 5:41v median +0:22
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Block 08 14:20Running 8 6:28v median +0:24
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:36
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.