The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Laurence Murphy finished 470th of 549 men in the Open division at Barcelona 2026, in 1:39:19.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 3:07 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:32 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 9:56 in the roxzone was slower than 92% of the field.
The field ran 1:05 faster at Barcelona 2026 than at London Olympia 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:27Running 1 5:16v median +0:47
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Block 02 10:17Running 2 5:35v median +0:58
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Block 03 11:05Running 3 5:46v median +0:45
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Block 04 11:46Running 4 5:48v median +0:47
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Block 05 10:41Running 5 5:51v median +0:47
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Block 06 8:14Running 6 5:53v median +0:57
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Block 07 10:58Running 7 5:54v median +0:58
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Block 08 16:03Running 8 6:22v median +1:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:56
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.