The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Melanie Maurer won the 35–39 age group at Barcelona 2026 in 1:01:23, first of 28.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 2:09 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:24 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 4:00, was faster than 97% of the field.
Barcelona gave the field time back: about 2:14 faster than the average race this season, by 110 athletes who raced both. 1:14 faster than at Lisboa 2026, the previous Pro race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:16Running 1 3:39v median −0:50
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Block 02 6:46Running 2 3:41v median −1:02
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Block 03 7:58Running 3 3:48v median −1:16
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Block 04 6:27Running 4 3:44v median −1:17
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Block 05 8:24Running 5 3:46v median −1:19
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Block 06 5:25Running 6 3:45v median −1:15
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Block 07 6:39Running 7 3:43v median −1:23
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Block 08 7:35Running 8 3:51v median −1:26
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:00
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 171
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 171 women who finished.