The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ismael Balea finished 403rd of 898 men in the Open division at Valencia 2026, in 1:19:19, faster than 55% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 88% of the field beaten on the stations, against 31% on the runs. The burpee broad jumps were where this race was made, 2:27 ahead of the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:46 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 8:09Running 1 3:31v median +0:10
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Block 02 8:06Running 2 5:04v median +0:22
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Block 03 9:11Running 3 5:20v median +0:19
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Block 04 7:47Running 4 5:11v median +0:10
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Block 05 10:11Running 5 5:31v median +0:16
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Block 06 8:06Running 6 5:27v median +0:21
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Block 07 9:17Running 7 5:35v median +0:25
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Block 08 11:31Running 8 6:34v median +0:49
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:10
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.