The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Abel Cañizares finished 731st of 1,158 men in the Open division at Barcelona 2026, in 1:26:50.
Legs and stations told different stories: 71% of the field beaten on the runs, 16% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:23. The race faded late: the second half went 3:02 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 9:15Running 1 4:10v median −0:15
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Block 02 8:42Running 2 4:11v median −0:24
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Block 03 10:12Running 3 4:41v median −0:17
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Block 04 10:00Running 4 4:26v median −0:29
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Block 05 9:45Running 5 4:40v median −0:19
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Block 06 8:16Running 6 4:38v median −0:15
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Block 07 10:54Running 7 4:32v median −0:21
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Block 08 14:01Running 8 4:58v median −0:14
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:54
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.