The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Barcelona 2026, Eric Xaus Cruz crossed the line in 1:17:30: 403rd of 1,158 men, faster than 65% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 77% of the field beaten on the stations, against 45% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 2:14 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 3:20 better against the middle of the field than before it.
The field ran 4:52 faster at Barcelona 2026 than at Barcelona 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:08Running 1 4:39v median +0:14
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Block 02 7:51Running 2 4:51v median +0:16
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Block 03 10:17Running 3 5:21v median +0:23
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Block 04 9:34Running 4 5:00v median +0:05
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Block 05 9:28Running 5 4:59v median +0:00
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Block 06 6:37Running 6 4:56v median +0:03
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Block 07 9:51Running 7 4:58v median +0:05
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Block 08 9:33Running 8 5:07v median −0:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:19
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.