The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Valencia 2026, Jose Simeon Lujan crossed the line in 1:16:51: 324th of 898 men, faster than 64% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 94% of the field beaten on the stations, against 42% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 3:16 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:34 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Valencia ran fast: the 667 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:08 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:56Running 1 3:32v median +0:11
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Block 02 7:00Running 2 4:43v median +0:01
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Block 03 9:38Running 3 5:08v median +0:07
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Block 04 9:34Running 4 5:05v median +0:04
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Block 05 9:56Running 5 5:20v median +0:05
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Block 06 6:43Running 6 5:01v median −0:05
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Block 07 6:53Running 7 5:15v median +0:05
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Block 08 10:59Running 8 6:14v median +0:29
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:20
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 684
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 684 men who finished.