The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Barcelona 2026, Borja De Gorgolas crossed the line in 1:21:11: 541st of 1,158 men, faster than 53% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 62% of the field across all eight, against 41% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 0:52 on the median. A harder second half: 1:15 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Barcelona gave the field time back: about 1:27 faster than the average race this season, by 1,177 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:47Running 1 4:37v median +0:12
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Block 02 8:03Running 2 4:45v median +0:10
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Block 03 8:57Running 3 5:04v median +0:06
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Block 04 9:20Running 4 5:03v median +0:08
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Block 05 9:56Running 5 5:18v median +0:19
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Block 06 7:51Running 6 5:29v median +0:36
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Block 07 9:28Running 7 5:06v median +0:13
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Block 08 11:59Running 8 5:10v median −0:02
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:56
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.