The race, in three figures
The race, in words
James Cahalane finished in the top 10% of the field at Barcelona 2026, in 1:08:37 for 47th of 549 men in the Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 99% of the field beaten on the runs, 72% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:46 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 4:52, was faster than 86% of the field.
Athletes who raced both Barcelona 2026 and Madrid 2025 were 5:21 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:19Running 1 3:36v median −0:53
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Block 02 6:25Running 2 3:29v median −1:08
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Block 03 9:02Running 3 3:50v median −1:11
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Block 04 8:50Running 4 3:50v median −1:11
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Block 05 8:53Running 5 3:59v median −1:05
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Block 06 5:33Running 6 3:48v median −1:08
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Block 07 7:45Running 7 3:52v median −1:04
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Block 08 9:06Running 8 4:03v median −1:11
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:52
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 540
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 540 men who finished.