The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Rui Costa at Lisboa 2026: 1:07:04, 52nd of 887 men in the Open division.
The burpee broad jumps were where this race was made, 1:56 ahead of the median. The race faded late: the second half went 5:05 worse against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 4:18, ahead of 94% of the field.
The field ran 3:13 faster at Lisboa 2026 than at Madrid 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:10Running 1 3:06v median −0:40
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Block 02 6:07Running 2 3:41v median −1:02
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Block 03 7:09Running 3 3:49v median −1:15
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Block 04 7:16Running 4 3:48v median −1:17
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Block 05 11:57Running 5 7:37v median +2:24
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Block 06 5:25Running 6 4:00v median −1:09
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Block 07 7:56Running 7 4:14v median −0:54
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Block 08 9:54Running 8 4:08v median −1:27
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:18
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 878
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 878 men who finished.