The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Arno Herssens finished in the top 10% of the field at Barcelona 2026, in 1:07:34 for 47th of 643 men in the Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 2:33 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 4:02 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 4:39, ahead of 92% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Barcelona gained about 1:27. 0:05 faster than at Las Vegas 2026, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:13Running 1 3:52v median −0:41
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Block 02 7:50Running 2 4:07v median −0:34
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Block 03 8:18Running 3 4:32v median −0:35
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Block 04 8:06Running 4 4:18v median −0:46
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Block 05 9:13Running 5 4:35v median −0:34
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Block 06 6:12Running 6 4:14v median −0:49
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Block 07 6:17Running 7 3:54v median −1:05
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Block 08 8:53Running 8 4:22v median −0:59
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:39
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.