The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:11:17 at Barcelona 2026 put Karina Alcala on the age-group podium: 3rd of 103 in the 30–34 age group.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 2:27 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:25 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 4:31, ahead of 99% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Barcelona gained about 1:31. 18:58 faster than at Guadalajara 2025, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:33Running 1 4:26v median −0:50
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Block 02 6:52Running 2 4:12v median −1:13
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Block 03 9:09Running 3 4:21v median −1:23
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Block 04 8:19Running 4 4:20v median −1:23
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Block 05 10:06Running 5 4:29v median −1:19
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Block 06 6:13Running 6 4:31v median −1:10
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Block 07 8:06Running 7 4:30v median −1:09
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Block 08 8:37Running 8 4:32v median −1:29
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:31
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 420
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 420 women who finished.