The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Barcelona 2026, Christopher Birch & Adrian Watkin crossed the line in 1:14:09: 281st of 564 men's teams, faster than 50% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 63% of the field beaten on the runs, 32% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 0:46 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:41 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Barcelona ran fast: the 766 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 0:54 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:50Running 1 4:37v median −0:12
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Block 02 6:22Running 2 4:25v median −0:27
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Block 03 7:57Running 3 4:49v median −0:25
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Block 04 8:44Running 4 4:48v median −0:24
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Block 05 9:42Running 5 5:03v median −0:13
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Block 06 6:53Running 6 5:09v median −0:03
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Block 07 9:20Running 7 5:11v median +0:00
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Block 08 10:11Running 8 5:11v median −0:03
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:17
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 561
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 561 men's teams who finished.