The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:18:54 at Barcelona 2026 put Philip Van Den Brekel 225th of 643 men in the Open division, ahead of 65% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the sled pull: 0:50 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:12 better against the middle of the field than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 4:51, ahead of 88% of the field.
Barcelona ran fast: the 1,177 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:27 quicker here than at their other races. That was 2:33 off the time at Auckland 2026.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:22Running 1 5:39v median +1:06
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Block 02 8:42Running 2 5:35v median +0:54
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Block 03 8:03Running 3 4:05v median −1:02
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Block 04 9:40Running 4 4:16v median −0:48
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Block 05 8:48Running 5 4:14v median −0:55
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Block 06 8:07Running 6 6:10v median +1:07
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Block 07 9:21Running 7 4:21v median −0:38
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Block 08 11:08Running 8 4:44v median −0:37
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:51
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.