The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Saul Blackwell finished 505th of 549 men in the Open division at Barcelona 2026, in 1:48:09.
The sled pull was the standout, 0:33 quicker than the median and 160th of 549. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:47. The race faded late: the second half went 7:02 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Athletes who raced both Barcelona 2026 and London Olympia 2026 were 1:05 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:53Running 1 5:37v median +1:08
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Block 02 10:28Running 2 6:09v median +1:32
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Block 03 10:52Running 3 6:43v median +1:42
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Block 04 14:11Running 4 6:59v median +1:58
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Block 05 12:22Running 5 7:08v median +2:04
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Block 06 10:14Running 6 6:59v median +2:03
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Block 07 13:58Running 7 7:09v median +2:13
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Block 08 17:30Running 8 8:09v median +2:55
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:49
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.