The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Raquel Perez Vendrell won the 50–54 age group at Barcelona 2026 in 1:18:55, first of 19.
The runs carried this race: faster than 99% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 62% on the stations. The race faded late: the second half went 2:06 worse against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 5:19, ahead of 93% of the field.
The field ran 4:24 faster at Barcelona 2026 than at Frankfurt 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:22Running 1 4:00v median −1:14
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Block 02 7:40Running 2 4:06v median −1:18
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Block 03 9:09Running 3 4:15v median −1:32
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Block 04 9:38Running 4 4:08v median −1:39
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Block 05 10:31Running 5 4:21v median −1:27
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Block 06 6:59Running 6 4:21v median −1:22
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Block 07 8:37Running 7 4:24v median −1:18
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Block 08 11:50Running 8 4:29v median −1:31
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:19
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 534
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 534 women who finished.