The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ivar Blekastad finished 1,093rd of 1,158 men in the Open division at Barcelona 2026, in 1:49:13.
On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 2:41. The race faded late: the second half went 6:09 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 10:05, behind 95% 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. The fastest of 4 finishes in the Open division for Ivar Blekastad.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:01Running 1 5:36v median +1:11
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Block 02 9:30Running 2 5:47v median +1:12
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Block 03 12:08Running 3 6:35v median +1:37
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Block 04 13:43Running 4 6:40v median +1:45
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Block 05 12:40Running 5 6:59v median +2:00
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Block 06 9:07Running 6 6:42v median +1:49
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Block 07 14:32Running 7 6:58v median +2:05
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Block 08 16:33Running 8 7:40v median +2:28
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:05
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.