The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Roeland Koops finished 749th of 898 men in the Open division at Valencia 2026, in 1:36:57.
The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 1:48 slower than the median. A harder second half: 8:48 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 8:22 in the roxzone was slower than 85% of the field.
Valencia gave the field time back: about 1:08 faster than the average race this season, by 667 athletes who raced both. That was 6:08 off the time at Barcelona 2026.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:39Running 1 3:40v median +0:19
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Block 02 8:20Running 2 5:03v median +0:21
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Block 03 10:10Running 3 5:26v median +0:25
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Block 04 10:53Running 4 5:26v median +0:25
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Block 05 10:49Running 5 5:42v median +0:27
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Block 06 8:34Running 6 5:51v median +0:45
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Block 07 13:09Running 7 6:27v median +1:17
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Block 08 18:11Running 8 10:02v median +4:17
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:22
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.