The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Arnaud Joly finished 457th of 549 men in the Open division at Barcelona 2026, in 1:37:55.
Legs and stations told different stories: 43% of the field beaten on the runs, 8% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 4:24 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 4:56 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:37Running 1 4:26v median −0:03
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Block 02 8:32Running 2 4:20v median −0:17
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Block 03 12:42Running 3 5:08v median +0:07
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Block 04 11:45Running 4 5:28v median +0:27
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Block 05 10:24Running 5 5:26v median +0:22
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Block 06 8:26Running 6 5:23v median +0:27
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Block 07 12:22Running 7 5:05v median +0:09
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Block 08 16:23Running 8 5:25v median +0:11
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:52
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.