The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for James Russell at Barcelona 2026: 1:09:11, 56th of 549 men in the Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 97% of the field beaten on the stations, against 66% on the runs. The burpee broad jumps were where this race was made, 2:18 ahead of the median. Quick through the roxzone: 4:41, ahead of 91% of the field.
The field ran 2:20 faster at Barcelona 2026 than at Dublin 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:09Running 1 4:42v median +0:13
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Block 02 6:50Running 2 4:40v median +0:03
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Block 03 8:09Running 3 4:46v median −0:15
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Block 04 7:23Running 4 4:36v median −0:25
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Block 05 9:21Running 5 4:45v median −0:19
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Block 06 6:24Running 6 4:36v median −0:20
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Block 07 7:30Running 7 4:32v median −0:24
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Block 08 9:51Running 8 4:49v median −0:25
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:41
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.