The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:47:40 at Valencia 2026 put Marco Mezzapesa 457th of 504 men in the Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 35% of the field beaten on the runs, 4% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 10:28 slower than the median. A harder second half: 6:37 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Valencia gave the field time back: about 1:08 faster than the average race this season, by 667 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:10Running 1 3:50v median +0:30
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Block 02 9:08Running 2 5:09v median +0:29
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Block 03 12:53Running 3 5:29v median +0:26
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Block 04 12:39Running 4 5:26v median +0:20
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Block 05 11:16Running 5 5:37v median +0:15
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Block 06 8:16Running 6 5:34v median +0:23
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Block 07 12:52Running 7 5:40v median +0:21
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Block 08 23:25Running 8 6:06v median +0:02
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:09
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.