The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Laurent Helsemans finished 555th of 618 men in the Pro division at Barcelona 2026, in 1:37:26.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 6:34. The race faded late: the second half went 6:37 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. 18:15 slower than at Belgium 2025, the previous Pro race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:07Running 1 4:26v median +0:25
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Block 02 11:47Running 2 4:42v median +0:33
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Block 03 10:50Running 3 5:19v median +0:48
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Block 04 10:13Running 4 5:18v median +0:50
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Block 05 9:42Running 5 5:09v median +0:40
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Block 06 6:50Running 6 5:03v median +0:38
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Block 07 12:45Running 7 5:19v median +0:52
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Block 08 19:14Running 8 6:01v median +1:19
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:07
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.