The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ed Alvarez finished 480th of 549 men in the Open division at Barcelona 2026, in 1:41:20.
The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 4:03 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 7:55 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 10:17Running 1 5:27v median +0:58
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Block 02 8:29Running 2 5:19v median +0:42
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Block 03 10:01Running 3 5:29v median +0:28
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Block 04 13:42Running 4 5:37v median +0:36
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Block 05 10:49Running 5 5:53v median +0:49
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Block 06 8:48Running 6 6:35v median +1:39
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Block 07 15:00Running 7 6:00v median +1:04
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Block 08 16:15Running 8 7:27v median +2:13
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:07
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.