The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Emrys Williams finished 1,019th of 1,158 men in the Open division at Barcelona 2026, in 1:40:26.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 3:30. A harder second half: 3:04 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 9:59 in the roxzone was slower than 95% of the field.
The field ran 6:53 faster at Barcelona 2026 than at Cardiff 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:10Running 1 4:45v median +0:20
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Block 02 9:09Running 2 4:55v median +0:20
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Block 03 10:58Running 3 5:17v median +0:19
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Block 04 12:55Running 4 5:35v median +0:40
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Block 05 10:55Running 5 5:18v median +0:19
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Block 06 8:05Running 6 5:24v median +0:31
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Block 07 11:01Running 7 5:24v median +0:31
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Block 08 17:20Running 8 7:10v median +1:58
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:59
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.