The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Sergio García Martínez finished 441st of 504 men in the Open division at Valencia 2026, in 1:42:47.
A station race more than a running one: 30% of the field beaten on the stations, against 8% on the runs. A harder second half: 3:02 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 10:27, behind 93% of the field.
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 9:04Running 1 4:13v median +0:53
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Block 02 9:19Running 2 5:47v median +1:07
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Block 03 10:43Running 3 6:04v median +1:01
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Block 04 13:06Running 4 6:31v median +1:25
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Block 05 12:12Running 5 7:24v median +2:02
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Block 06 7:55Running 6 5:43v median +0:32
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Block 07 13:35Running 7 6:35v median +1:16
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Block 08 16:34Running 8 9:22v median +3:18
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:27
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.