The race, in three figures
The race, in words
john murray finished 709th of 898 men in the Open division at Valencia 2026, in 1:33:30.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 3:10. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:59 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. An improvement of 1:10 on Glasgow 2026.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:04Running 1 6:02v median +2:41
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Block 02 9:15Running 2 5:31v median +0:49
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Block 03 10:24Running 3 5:27v median +0:26
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Block 04 11:44Running 4 5:25v median +0:24
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Block 05 10:39Running 5 5:29v median +0:14
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Block 06 7:49Running 6 5:27v median +0:21
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Block 07 11:02Running 7 5:24v median +0:14
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Block 08 15:40Running 8 5:49v median +0:04
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:01
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.