The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:43:08 at Valencia 2026 put Roman Garcia 805th of 898 men in the Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 29% of the field beaten on the stations, against 4% on the runs. A harder second half: 2:53 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 8:29 in the roxzone was slower than 86% of the field.
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 9:07Running 1 4:13v median +0:52
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Block 02 10:16Running 2 6:01v median +1:19
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Block 03 11:33Running 3 6:32v median +1:31
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Block 04 12:37Running 4 6:51v median +1:50
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Block 05 12:26Running 5 7:05v median +1:50
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Block 06 10:12Running 6 7:27v median +2:21
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Block 07 13:32Running 7 7:35v median +2:25
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Block 08 15:04Running 8 8:35v median +2:50
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:29
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.