The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Barcelona 2026, Andrew Shields crossed the line in 1:09:18: 151st of 1,158 men, faster than 87% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:23 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:26 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 4:38, was faster than 90% of the field.
Athletes who raced both Barcelona 2026 and EMEA London Olympia 2026 were 1:15 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 8:47Running 1 4:12v median −0:13
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Block 02 7:15Running 2 4:13v median −0:22
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Block 03 8:10Running 3 4:15v median −0:43
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Block 04 8:18Running 4 4:14v median −0:41
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Block 05 8:46Running 5 4:20v median −0:39
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Block 06 5:56Running 6 4:19v median −0:34
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Block 07 7:46Running 7 4:16v median −0:37
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Block 08 9:48Running 8 4:29v median −0:43
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:38
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.