The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:24:03 at Valencia 2026 put Raúl Alarcón 508th of 898 men in the Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 67% of the field beaten on the runs, 34% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:41. A harder second half: 3:34 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Valencia ran fast: the 667 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:08 quicker here than at their other races. 4:48 slower than at Malaga 2026, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:00Running 1 3:21v median +0:00
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Block 02 8:29Running 2 4:31v median −0:11
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Block 03 9:37Running 3 4:38v median −0:23
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Block 04 8:22Running 4 4:35v median −0:26
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Block 05 9:22Running 5 4:46v median −0:29
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Block 06 7:29Running 6 4:46v median −0:20
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Block 07 10:03Running 7 4:45v median −0:25
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Block 08 14:36Running 8 5:14v median −0:31
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:13
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.