The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Rick Nelissen finished 142nd of 549 men in the Open division at Barcelona 2026, in 1:15:12, faster than 74% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 84% of the field beaten on the runs, 57% on the stations. A harder second half: 1:45 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. Time in the roxzone, 4:42, was faster than 90% of the field.
Athletes who raced both Barcelona 2026 and Valencia 2025 were 5:31 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 9:06Running 1 4:12v median −0:17
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Block 02 6:57Running 2 3:55v median −0:42
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Block 03 8:29Running 3 4:15v median −0:46
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Block 04 9:09Running 4 4:20v median −0:41
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Block 05 9:21Running 5 4:23v median −0:41
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Block 06 6:32Running 6 4:19v median −0:37
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Block 07 9:45Running 7 4:29v median −0:27
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Block 08 11:17Running 8 4:50v median −0:24
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:42
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.