The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Robert Stols won the 40–44 age group at Barcelona 2026 in 59:38, first of 85.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 3:02 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:54 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 4:02, was faster than 99% of the field.
The field ran 1:15 faster at Barcelona 2026 than at EMEA London Olympia 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:51Running 1 3:41v median −0:52
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Block 02 6:06Running 2 3:41v median −1:00
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Block 03 7:01Running 3 3:50v median −1:17
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Block 04 6:47Running 4 3:51v median −1:13
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Block 05 8:05Running 5 3:56v median −1:13
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Block 06 5:21Running 6 3:52v median −1:11
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Block 07 7:00Running 7 3:54v median −1:05
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Block 08 7:34Running 8 4:00v median −1:21
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:02
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 638
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 638 men who finished.