The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Josué Baloukjy finished 523rd of 643 men in the Open division at Barcelona 2026, in 1:38:08.
The stations carried this race: faster than 34% of the field across all eight, against 9% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 2:21 behind the median. A harder second half: 4:48 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 10:21Running 1 5:32v median +0:59
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Block 02 9:06Running 2 5:51v median +1:10
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Block 03 10:49Running 3 6:14v median +1:07
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Block 04 12:17Running 4 6:14v median +1:10
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Block 05 11:08Running 5 6:29v median +1:20
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Block 06 8:27Running 6 6:30v median +1:27
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Block 07 12:36Running 7 6:20v median +1:21
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Block 08 16:20Running 8 7:23v median +2:02
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:12
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.