The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Holly Smith finished 494th of 545 women in the Open division at Barcelona 2026, in 2:02:40.
The stations carried this race: faster than 35% of the field across all eight, against 3% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 1:57 behind the median. A harder second half: 4:57 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Barcelona gained about 1:31.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:09Running 1 5:23v median +0:09
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Block 02 11:22Running 2 7:50v median +2:26
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Block 03 15:31Running 3 9:10v median +3:23
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Block 04 16:43Running 4 9:14v median +3:27
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Block 05 14:38Running 5 9:05v median +3:17
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Block 06 12:06Running 6 9:08v median +3:25
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Block 07 16:21Running 7 9:23v median +3:41
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Block 08 16:47Running 8 9:33v median +3:33
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:11
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.