The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Stephen Bamford finished 669th of 1,158 men in the Open division at Barcelona 2026, in 1:24:53.
Legs and stations told different stories: 56% of the field beaten on the runs, 30% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 2:20 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:27 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 2:18 faster at Barcelona 2026 than at London Excel 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:42Running 1 4:17v median −0:08
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Block 02 7:30Running 2 4:28v median −0:07
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Block 03 9:59Running 3 4:45v median −0:13
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Block 04 11:27Running 4 4:47v median −0:08
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Block 05 9:27Running 5 4:49v median −0:10
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Block 06 6:41Running 6 4:52v median −0:01
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Block 07 10:48Running 7 4:58v median +0:05
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Block 08 14:21Running 8 5:21v median +0:09
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:07
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.