The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Brian Swift finished 542nd of 643 men in the Open division at Barcelona 2026, in 1:40:59.
Legs and stations told different stories: 41% of the field beaten on the runs, 9% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 5:41 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:31 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 2:00 faster at Barcelona 2026 than at Cardiff 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
-
Block 01 9:51Running 1 4:54v median +0:21
-
Block 02 9:01Running 2 4:56v median +0:15
-
Block 03 11:56Running 3 5:18v median +0:11
-
Block 04 13:28Running 4 5:12v median +0:08
-
Block 05 10:43Running 5 5:11v median +0:02
-
Block 06 8:14Running 6 5:20v median +0:17
-
Block 07 10:58Running 7 5:20v median +0:21
-
Block 08 17:51Running 8 5:34v median +0:13
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:05
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.