The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Valencia 2026, Carlos Garcia Quero crossed the line in 1:18:48: 383rd of 898 men, faster than 57% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 81% of the field across all eight, against 30% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 1:41 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 3:49 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 7:12Running 1 2:59v median −0:22
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Block 02 8:59Running 2 5:45v median +1:03
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Block 03 12:24Running 3 7:46v median +2:45
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Block 04 7:53Running 4 4:31v median −0:30
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Block 05 9:39Running 5 4:53v median −0:22
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Block 06 6:34Running 6 4:46v median −0:20
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Block 07 10:14Running 7 6:26v median +1:16
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Block 08 10:51Running 8 5:14v median −0:31
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:10
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.