The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:17:27 at Barcelona 2026 put Gary Gallen 546th of 549 men in the Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 9:06 behind the median. A harder second half: 9:00 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 12:26 in the roxzone was slower than 98% of the field.
The field ran 2:00 faster at Barcelona 2026 than at Cardiff 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:14Running 1 6:02v median +1:33
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Block 02 11:13Running 2 6:59v median +2:22
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Block 03 13:54Running 3 7:31v median +2:30
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Block 04 21:57Running 4 7:46v median +2:45
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Block 05 14:03Running 5 8:08v median +3:04
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Block 06 10:38Running 6 8:04v median +3:08
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Block 07 17:33Running 7 8:17v median +3:21
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Block 08 24:35Running 8 9:39v median +4:25
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:26
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.