The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Steve Linton finished 191st of 1,106 men in the Open division at Barcelona 2025, in 1:12:10, faster than 83% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 92% of the field beaten on the runs, 61% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:00 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 4:46, was faster than 94% of the field.
The field ran 3:13 faster at Barcelona 2025 than at Birmingham 2024, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:00Running 1 3:41v median −0:37
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Block 02 7:15Running 2 3:49v median −0:45
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Block 03 8:56Running 3 4:21v median −0:37
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Block 04 9:27Running 4 4:04v median −0:55
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Block 05 8:59Running 5 4:12v median −0:50
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Block 06 5:48Running 6 4:04v median −0:53
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Block 07 9:11Running 7 4:08v median −0:50
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Block 08 9:56Running 8 4:28v median −0:49
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:46
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1080
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,080 men who finished.