The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Adam Birch finished 490th of 549 men in the Open division at Barcelona 2026, in 1:44:28.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 6:39. The race faded late: the second half went 6:57 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 10:18Running 1 4:51v median +0:22
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Block 02 8:31Running 2 5:01v median +0:24
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Block 03 12:40Running 3 5:26v median +0:25
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Block 04 13:18Running 4 5:38v median +0:37
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Block 05 11:33Running 5 5:53v median +0:49
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Block 06 7:43Running 6 5:28v median +0:32
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Block 07 13:45Running 7 5:37v median +0:41
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Block 08 19:40Running 8 6:27v median +1:13
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:08
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.