The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Leah Watson finished 295th of 425 women in the Open division at Barcelona 2026, in 1:40:44.
The stations carried this race: faster than 43% of the field across all eight, against 23% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 0:46 behind the median. A harder second half: 2:28 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Barcelona gained about 1:31.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:53Running 1 6:09v median +0:53
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Block 02 8:50Running 2 6:04v median +0:39
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Block 03 12:01Running 3 6:16v median +0:32
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Block 04 12:42Running 4 6:22v median +0:39
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Block 05 12:44Running 5 6:32v median +0:44
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Block 06 9:07Running 6 6:36v median +0:55
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Block 07 12:04Running 7 6:33v median +0:54
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Block 08 13:08Running 8 6:48v median +0:47
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:23
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.