The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Barcelona 2026, Joel Perez Valencia crossed the line in 1:11:20: 212th of 1,158 men, faster than 82% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 91% of the field across all eight, against 62% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 1:44 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:08 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Barcelona ran fast: the 1,177 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:27 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:19Running 1 5:53v median +1:28
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Block 02 6:51Running 2 4:08v median −0:27
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Block 03 7:56Running 3 4:20v median −0:38
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Block 04 8:14Running 4 4:28v median −0:27
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Block 05 9:03Running 5 4:44v median −0:15
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Block 06 6:05Running 6 4:34v median −0:19
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Block 07 8:14Running 7 4:26v median −0:27
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Block 08 9:44Running 8 4:48v median −0:24
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:01
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.