The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:37:33 at Barcelona 2026 put Joe O’Brien 974th of 1,158 men in the Open division.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 3:53. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:21 better against the middle of the field than the first. 8:29 in the roxzone was slower than 85% of the field.
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 12:31Running 1 7:01v median +2:36
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Block 02 8:19Running 2 4:50v median +0:15
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Block 03 12:12Running 3 5:44v median +0:46
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Block 04 10:58Running 4 5:30v median +0:35
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Block 05 11:36Running 5 5:44v median +0:45
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Block 06 8:19Running 6 5:24v median +0:31
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Block 07 9:23Running 7 4:49v median −0:04
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Block 08 15:53Running 8 5:20v median +0:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:29
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.