The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:29:35 at Barcelona 2026 put Elias Van Der Knijff 382nd of 549 men in the Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 52% of the field beaten on the stations, against 23% on the runs. Stronger after halfway: 1:22 better against the middle of the field than before it. The roxzone cost time: 8:40, behind 85% of the field.
Barcelona gave the field time back: about 1:27 faster than the average race this season, by 1,177 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:37Running 1 4:31v median +0:02
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Block 02 10:08Running 2 7:27v median +2:50
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Block 03 8:48Running 3 5:02v median +0:01
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Block 04 10:43Running 4 5:06v median +0:05
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Block 05 11:03Running 5 5:29v median +0:25
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Block 06 6:45Running 6 5:06v median +0:10
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Block 07 11:02Running 7 6:07v median +1:11
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Block 08 12:56Running 8 5:34v median +0:20
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:40
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.