The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:16:31 at Barcelona 2026 put Luke Thomas 177th of 643 men in the Open division, ahead of 73% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 88% of the field beaten on the runs, 54% on the stations. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 0:44 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:57 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Barcelona ran fast: the 1,177 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:27 quicker here than at their other races. The fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division for Luke Thomas.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:28Running 1 3:43v median −0:50
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Block 02 6:57Running 2 3:46v median −0:55
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Block 03 9:51Running 3 4:27v median −0:40
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Block 04 10:11Running 4 4:27v median −0:37
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Block 05 9:26Running 5 4:32v median −0:37
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Block 06 6:20Running 6 4:13v median −0:50
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Block 07 8:29Running 7 4:17v median −0:42
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Block 08 10:51Running 8 4:36v median −0:45
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:07
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.