The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Barcelona 2026, Maria Laraqui Houssaini crossed the line in 1:32:07: 200th of 425 women, faster than 53% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 73% of the field beaten on the runs, 29% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled push, 1:24 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:13 better against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Barcelona gained about 1:31. That was 2:41 off the time at Paris GP 2026.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:10Running 1 4:34v median −0:42
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Block 02 9:26Running 2 5:01v median −0:24
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Block 03 11:41Running 3 5:32v median −0:12
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Block 04 12:21Running 4 5:31v median −0:12
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Block 05 10:51Running 5 5:28v median −0:20
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Block 06 8:32Running 6 5:17v median −0:24
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Block 07 10:26Running 7 5:05v median −0:34
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Block 08 12:12Running 8 5:12v median −0:49
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:37
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.