The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Pro division at Athens 2026, Benjamín Toranzo Rovera crossed the line in 1:12:18: 100th of 207 men, faster than 52% of the field.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 0:39. The race faded late: the second half went 1:35 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Athens gained about 1:32. That was 2:17 off the time at Buenos Aires 2026.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:51Running 1 4:36v median +0:01
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Block 02 7:02Running 2 3:49v median −0:07
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Block 03 8:39Running 3 4:10v median +0:00
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Block 04 8:02Running 4 3:58v median −0:15
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Block 05 8:47Running 5 4:14v median −0:01
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Block 06 5:50Running 6 3:59v median −0:10
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Block 07 8:47Running 7 4:07v median −0:06
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Block 08 10:35Running 8 4:17v median −0:04
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:53
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 207
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 207 men who finished.