The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Melania Timon Sierra took 3rd of 45 in the 30–34 age group at Barcelona 2026, in 1:07:26.
The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 1:40 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:17 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 4:15, ahead of 94% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Barcelona gained about 2:14. An improvement of 6:01 on Barcelona 2025.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:35Running 1 3:52v median −0:37
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Block 02 7:13Running 2 3:47v median −0:56
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Block 03 9:15Running 3 3:59v median −1:05
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Block 04 7:18Running 4 4:04v median −0:57
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Block 05 8:52Running 5 4:04v median −1:01
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Block 06 6:23Running 6 4:01v median −0:59
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Block 07 7:15Running 7 4:02v median −1:04
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Block 08 8:25Running 8 4:12v median −1:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:15
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.