The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Maxime Payen finished 332nd of 643 men in the Open division at Barcelona 2026, in 1:24:38.
The stations carried this race: faster than 84% of the field across all eight, against 31% on the runs. A harder second half: 3:48 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 10:06, behind 92% of the field.
Barcelona gave the field time back: about 1:27 faster than the average race this season, by 1,177 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:15Running 1 4:57v median +0:24
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Block 02 7:39Running 2 4:46v median +0:05
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Block 03 8:47Running 3 5:12v median +0:05
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Block 04 9:55Running 4 5:33v median +0:29
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Block 05 10:05Running 5 5:32v median +0:23
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Block 06 7:01Running 6 4:54v median −0:09
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Block 07 9:37Running 7 5:04v median +0:05
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Block 08 12:22Running 8 7:20v median +1:59
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:06
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.