The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Helene Oconnor finished 379th of 425 women in the Open division at Barcelona 2026, in 1:59:30.
A station race more than a running one: 30% of the field beaten on the stations, against 4% on the runs. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 1:31. Paced to finish: the second half went 6:28 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Barcelona gave the field time back: about 1:31 faster than the average race this season, by 540 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 14:47Running 1 8:43v median +3:27
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Block 02 11:12Running 2 8:36v median +3:11
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Block 03 15:35Running 3 8:58v median +3:14
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Block 04 16:35Running 4 9:07v median +3:24
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Block 05 15:01Running 5 9:11v median +3:23
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Block 06 11:19Running 6 8:58v median +3:17
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Block 07 11:16Running 7 6:17v median +0:38
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Block 08 14:15Running 8 6:30v median +0:29
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:37
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.