The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:45:43 at Valencia 2026 put Sergio Díez 825th of 898 men in the Open division.
The stations carried this race: faster than 27% of the field across all eight, against 4% on the runs. Paced to finish: the second half went 4:12 better against the middle of the field than the first. 9:33 in the roxzone was slower than 92% of the field.
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 8:17Running 1 3:45v median +0:24
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Block 02 11:42Running 2 8:37v median +3:55
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Block 03 13:36Running 3 9:02v median +4:01
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Block 04 14:08Running 4 7:22v median +2:21
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Block 05 11:21Running 5 6:40v median +1:25
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Block 06 9:02Running 6 6:24v median +1:18
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Block 07 12:13Running 7 6:15v median +1:05
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Block 08 16:01Running 8 7:30v median +1:45
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:33
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.