The race, in three figures
The race, in words
James Maskell finished 528th of 898 men in the Open division at Valencia 2026, in 1:24:31.
If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 1:31 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:44 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Valencia gave the field time back: about 1:08 faster than the average race this season, by 667 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:30Running 1 5:04v median +1:43
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Block 02 8:11Running 2 4:49v median +0:07
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Block 03 9:24Running 3 5:14v median +0:13
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Block 04 11:41Running 4 5:07v median +0:06
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Block 05 10:22Running 5 5:30v median +0:15
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Block 06 7:33Running 6 5:18v median +0:12
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Block 07 9:45Running 7 5:06v median −0:04
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Block 08 12:24Running 8 5:30v median −0:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:49
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.