The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Nacho Palao Martinez finished 602nd of 898 men in the Open division at Valencia 2026, in 1:27:54.
A station race more than a running one: 50% of the field beaten on the stations, against 22% on the runs. A remarkably even set of stations, none more than 0:15 from the median.
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 8:23Running 1 3:33v median +0:12
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Block 02 8:19Running 2 5:17v median +0:35
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Block 03 10:04Running 3 5:40v median +0:39
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Block 04 11:03Running 4 5:45v median +0:44
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Block 05 10:35Running 5 5:52v median +0:37
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Block 06 8:17Running 6 5:53v median +0:47
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Block 07 10:34Running 7 5:46v median +0:36
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Block 08 13:24Running 8 6:31v median +0:46
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:24
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.