The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:28:52 at Valencia 2026 put David Mata Ruiz 626th of 898 men in the Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 49% of the field beaten on the runs, 23% on the stations. On the farmers carry the field had the edge, by 1:16. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:05 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Valencia ran fast: the 667 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:08 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:18Running 1 3:29v median +0:08
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Block 02 9:16Running 2 4:54v median +0:12
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Block 03 10:08Running 3 4:53v median −0:08
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Block 04 11:13Running 4 4:57v median −0:04
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Block 05 10:04Running 5 5:09v median −0:06
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Block 06 8:34Running 6 5:06v median +0:00
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Block 07 10:55Running 7 5:12v median +0:02
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Block 08 12:47Running 8 5:32v median −0:13
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:43
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.