The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Ben Whittaker at Barcelona 2026: 1:05:22, 71st of 1,158 men in the Open division.
The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 1:18 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:46 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 4:21, was faster than 95% 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 8:05Running 1 3:42v median −0:43
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Block 02 6:32Running 2 3:39v median −0:56
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Block 03 8:08Running 3 3:56v median −1:02
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Block 04 8:10Running 4 3:49v median −1:06
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Block 05 8:15Running 5 3:47v median −1:12
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Block 06 5:28Running 6 3:44v median −1:09
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Block 07 7:15Running 7 3:40v median −1:13
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Block 08 9:15Running 8 3:50v median −1:22
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:21
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1148
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,148 men who finished.