The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:20:59 at Barcelona 2026 put Alex Board 262nd of 643 men in the Open division, ahead of 59% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 0:38 on the median. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled push, 0:54 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:53 better against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 5:28 faster at Barcelona 2026 than at Birmingham 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:01Running 1 4:22v median −0:11
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Block 02 9:00Running 2 4:41v median +0:00
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Block 03 9:56Running 3 5:15v median +0:08
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Block 04 9:52Running 4 5:07v median +0:03
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Block 05 9:43Running 5 4:57v median −0:12
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Block 06 6:52Running 6 4:54v median −0:09
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Block 07 9:07Running 7 4:49v median −0:10
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Block 08 12:09Running 8 4:58v median −0:23
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:28
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.