The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Benito Baez Ayala took 2nd of 129 in the 35–39 age group at Warsaw 2026, in 57:41.
The wall balls were the standout, 1:51 quicker than the median and 34th of 556. Stronger after halfway: 1:35 better against the middle of the field than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 3:24, ahead of 95% of the field.
Warsaw ran fast: the 385 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 4:45 quicker here than at their other races. An improvement of 1:55 on London Olympia 2026.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 6:49Running 1 2:51v median −0:31
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Block 02 6:10Running 2 3:46v median −0:42
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Block 03 7:40Running 3 3:50v median −0:52
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Block 04 6:28Running 4 3:45v median −0:56
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Block 05 8:04Running 5 3:50v median −0:58
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Block 06 5:06Running 6 3:46v median −0:55
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Block 07 7:03Running 7 3:44v median −1:02
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Block 08 7:04Running 8 3:10v median −0:55
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:24
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 552
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 552 men who finished.