The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Rocco Vitale finished 301st of 1,158 men in the Open division at Barcelona 2026, in 1:14:43, faster than 74% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 91% of the field beaten on the runs, 50% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 1:19 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 6:03 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 9:08Running 1 4:22v median −0:03
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Block 02 8:19Running 2 4:08v median −0:27
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Block 03 9:02Running 3 4:03v median −0:55
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Block 04 10:29Running 4 4:01v median −0:54
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Block 05 9:02Running 5 4:08v median −0:51
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Block 06 5:52Running 6 4:08v median −0:45
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Block 07 7:39Running 7 3:53v median −1:00
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Block 08 10:07Running 8 4:07v median −1:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:15
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.