The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mickael Guignard took 3rd of 62 in the 40–44 age group at Barcelona 2026, in 1:10:14.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 1:24 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:29 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 4:53, ahead of 86% of the field.
Barcelona ran fast: the 1,177 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:27 quicker here than at their other races. 0:11 slower than at Bilbao 2026, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:43Running 1 4:03v median −0:26
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Block 02 7:17Running 2 4:07v median −0:30
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Block 03 7:55Running 3 4:19v median −0:42
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Block 04 8:43Running 4 4:17v median −0:44
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Block 05 9:01Running 5 4:22v median −0:42
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Block 06 5:47Running 6 4:16v median −0:40
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Block 07 8:29Running 7 4:16v median −0:40
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Block 08 9:35Running 8 4:25v median −0:49
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:53
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.