The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Jim Bichard won the 50–54 age group at Barcelona 2026 in 1:11:37, first of 16.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 0:39 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:14 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Barcelona ran fast: the 353 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:27 quicker here than at their other races. That was 1:14 off the time at Bologna 2026.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:18Running 1 3:52v median −0:09
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Block 02 8:18Running 2 3:57v median −0:12
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Block 03 9:15Running 3 4:05v median −0:26
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Block 04 7:54Running 4 4:05v median −0:23
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Block 05 8:26Running 5 4:07v median −0:22
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Block 06 5:53Running 6 4:06v median −0:19
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Block 07 8:05Running 7 4:10v median −0:17
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Block 08 10:55Running 8 4:19v median −0:23
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:42
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 615
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 615 men who finished.