The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Gareth Exton finished 440th of 504 men in the Open division at Valencia 2026, in 1:42:41.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 3:50 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 4:22 worse 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. 4:36 slower than at London Olympia 2026, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:00Running 1 4:12v median +0:52
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Block 02 9:21Running 2 5:51v median +1:11
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Block 03 10:53Running 3 6:00v median +0:57
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Block 04 13:34Running 4 6:03v median +0:57
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Block 05 11:37Running 5 6:16v median +0:54
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Block 06 8:36Running 6 6:12v median +1:01
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Block 07 14:46Running 7 6:02v median +0:43
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Block 08 16:56Running 8 7:03v median +0:59
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:04
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.