The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ian Buckley finished 1,146th of 1,158 men in the Open division at Barcelona 2026, in 2:06:02.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 8:37. A harder second half: 5:54 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 8:56 in the roxzone was slower than 90% of the field.
Barcelona ran fast: the 1,177 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:27 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:16Running 1 5:35v median +1:10
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Block 02 9:40Running 2 6:05v median +1:30
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Block 03 14:05Running 3 6:52v median +1:54
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Block 04 20:04Running 4 6:57v median +2:02
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Block 05 13:12Running 5 7:22v median +2:23
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Block 06 9:56Running 6 7:02v median +2:09
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Block 07 15:39Running 7 7:13v median +2:20
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Block 08 23:22Running 8 8:05v median +2:53
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:56
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.