The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Federico Balbo finished 506th of 618 men in the Pro division at Barcelona 2026, in 1:30:28.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 3:20. The race faded late: the second half went 1:41 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Barcelona ran fast: the 353 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:27 quicker here than at their other races. 2:08 slower than at Warsaw 2026, the previous Pro race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:02Running 1 4:12v median +0:11
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Block 02 10:28Running 2 4:29v median +0:20
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Block 03 11:13Running 3 4:55v median +0:24
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Block 04 10:44Running 4 4:57v median +0:29
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Block 05 9:50Running 5 4:52v median +0:23
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Block 06 6:49Running 6 4:46v median +0:21
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Block 07 12:04Running 7 5:00v median +0:33
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Block 08 15:07Running 8 5:08v median +0:26
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:20
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.