The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Tomás Méndez finished 859th of 898 men in the Open division at Valencia 2026, in 1:51:56.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 5:40. A harder second half: 5:01 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 10:09, behind 95% 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:20Running 1 4:21v median +1:00
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Block 02 8:54Running 2 5:42v median +1:00
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Block 03 11:40Running 3 6:22v median +1:21
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Block 04 16:25Running 4 6:24v median +1:23
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Block 05 12:31Running 5 7:01v median +1:46
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Block 06 9:44Running 6 6:37v median +1:31
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Block 07 13:11Running 7 6:15v median +1:05
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Block 08 20:10Running 8 7:49v median +2:04
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:09
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.