The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Rubén Gascon finished 1,071st of 1,158 men in the Open division at Barcelona 2026, in 1:45:40.
If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 3:10 behind the median. A harder second half: 4:56 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 12:19 in the roxzone was slower than 98% of the field.
The field ran 5:21 faster at Barcelona 2026 than at Madrid 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:51Running 1 5:07v median +0:42
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Block 02 8:49Running 2 4:59v median +0:24
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Block 03 11:09Running 3 6:22v median +1:24
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Block 04 13:56Running 4 5:37v median +0:42
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Block 05 11:33Running 5 6:19v median +1:20
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Block 06 7:45Running 6 5:39v median +0:46
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Block 07 14:18Running 7 7:16v median +2:23
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Block 08 16:07Running 8 6:57v median +1:45
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:19
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.