The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:59:19 at Barcelona 2026 put John Barber Jr 535th of 549 men in the Open division.
The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 7:09 slower than the median. A harder second half: 6:36 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 12:29 in the roxzone was slower than 98% of the field.
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 10:38Running 1 5:32v median +1:03
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Block 02 9:07Running 2 5:21v median +0:44
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Block 03 12:16Running 3 6:28v median +1:27
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Block 04 18:26Running 4 6:12v median +1:11
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Block 05 13:29Running 5 6:32v median +1:28
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Block 06 9:39Running 6 6:33v median +1:37
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Block 07 12:40Running 7 6:48v median +1:52
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Block 08 20:42Running 8 9:18v median +4:04
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:29
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.