The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:20:40 at Barcelona 2026 put Helen Platel on the age-group podium: 2nd of 12 in the 50–54 age group.
The runs carried this race: faster than 95% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 53% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 5:42 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 5:05, ahead of 95% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Barcelona gained about 1:31. That was 1:13 off the time at Cardiff 2026.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:57Running 1 4:27v median −0:49
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Block 02 7:15Running 2 4:22v median −1:03
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Block 03 10:52Running 3 4:31v median −1:13
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Block 04 12:22Running 4 4:37v median −1:06
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Block 05 10:17Running 5 4:40v median −1:08
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Block 06 6:36Running 6 4:41v median −1:00
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Block 07 8:40Running 7 4:32v median −1:07
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Block 08 9:45Running 8 4:44v median −1:17
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:05
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.