The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:29:50 at Barcelona 2026 put Patrick Papon 431st of 643 men in the Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 52% of the field beaten on the runs, 22% on the stations. On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 2:18. A harder second half: 1:00 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 8:44Running 1 4:13v median −0:20
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Block 02 9:21Running 2 4:37v median −0:04
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Block 03 11:15Running 3 5:16v median +0:09
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Block 04 11:03Running 4 5:05v median +0:01
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Block 05 10:18Running 5 5:17v median +0:08
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Block 06 7:33Running 6 5:02v median −0:01
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Block 07 12:14Running 7 5:00v median +0:01
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Block 08 13:17Running 8 5:27v median +0:06
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:14
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.