The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Damian Bänziger took 2nd of 40 in the 25–29 age group at Valencia 2026, in 1:06:52.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 2:33 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:32 better against the middle of the field 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. Damian Bänziger's fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 6:58Running 1 2:44v median −0:36
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Block 02 6:53Running 2 4:11v median −0:31
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Block 03 8:16Running 3 4:35v median −0:20
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Block 04 7:05Running 4 4:30v median −0:20
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Block 05 8:59Running 5 4:46v median −0:10
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Block 06 5:56Running 6 4:27v median −0:18
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Block 07 7:41Running 7 4:27v median −0:22
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Block 08 10:04Running 8 4:25v median −1:18
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:10
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 56
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 56 men who finished.