The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Craig Melling finished 728th of 1,158 men in the Open division at Barcelona 2026, in 1:26:47.
Legs and stations told different stories: 60% of the field beaten on the runs, 20% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 3:29 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 3:09 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 3:07 faster at Barcelona 2026 than at Manchester 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:37Running 1 4:51v median +0:26
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Block 02 8:34Running 2 4:38v median +0:03
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Block 03 9:12Running 3 4:38v median −0:20
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Block 04 10:55Running 4 4:44v median −0:11
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Block 05 9:31Running 5 4:40v median −0:19
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Block 06 7:22Running 6 4:32v median −0:21
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Block 07 10:59Running 7 4:42v median −0:11
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Block 08 15:03Running 8 4:54v median −0:18
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:41
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.