The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Markus Nierlich finished 423rd of 504 men in the Open division at Valencia 2026, in 1:39:17.
The wall balls cost the most time: 3:05 slower than the median. A harder second half: 1:30 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 8:24Running 1 3:37v median +0:17
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Block 02 9:05Running 2 5:29v median +0:49
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Block 03 11:26Running 3 6:21v median +1:18
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Block 04 13:43Running 4 6:09v median +1:03
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Block 05 11:10Running 5 6:14v median +0:52
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Block 06 8:13Running 6 5:43v median +0:32
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Block 07 12:50Running 7 5:58v median +0:39
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Block 08 16:45Running 8 6:49v median +0:45
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:49
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.