The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:27:31 at Barcelona 2026 put Ruben Van Der Waals 383rd of 643 men in the Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 67% of the field beaten on the runs, 23% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 3:30 slower than the median. A harder second half: 5:09 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:04Running 1 4:11v median −0:22
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Block 02 7:52Running 2 4:08v median −0:33
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Block 03 9:48Running 3 4:16v median −0:51
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Block 04 10:40Running 4 4:35v median −0:29
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Block 05 10:40Running 5 5:06v median −0:03
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Block 06 7:14Running 6 5:15v median +0:12
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Block 07 10:18Running 7 4:41v median −0:18
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Block 08 15:26Running 8 5:20v median −0:01
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:37
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.