The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Stephen Tomsett finished 304th of 549 men in the Open division at Barcelona 2026, in 1:24:52.
Legs and stations told different stories: 76% of the field beaten on the runs, 21% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 3:25. The race faded late: the second half went 1:01 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Barcelona ran fast: the 1,177 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:27 quicker here than at their other races. The fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division for Stephen Tomsett.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:00Running 1 4:19v median −0:10
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Block 02 8:35Running 2 4:32v median −0:05
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Block 03 10:06Running 3 4:41v median −0:20
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Block 04 10:54Running 4 4:37v median −0:24
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Block 05 9:31Running 5 4:37v median −0:27
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Block 06 6:20Running 6 4:17v median −0:39
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Block 07 10:32Running 7 4:29v median −0:27
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Block 08 14:32Running 8 4:33v median −0:41
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:30
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.