The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Barcelona 2026, Michael Schnell crossed the line in 1:22:33: 268th of 549 men, faster than 51% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 85% of the field across all eight, against 21% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 2:01 ahead of the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:00 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Barcelona gained about 1:27. Michael Schnell's fastest of 4 finishes in the Open division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:57Running 1 4:37v median +0:08
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Block 02 7:59Running 2 5:07v median +0:30
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Block 03 9:57Running 3 5:42v median +0:41
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Block 04 10:16Running 4 5:36v median +0:35
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Block 05 10:13Running 5 5:45v median +0:41
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Block 06 7:31Running 6 5:55v median +0:59
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Block 07 8:57Running 7 6:01v median +1:05
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Block 08 12:25Running 8 6:33v median +1:19
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:27
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.