The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ilias Mehdizadeh finished 276th of 339 men in the Pro division at Barcelona 2025, in 1:29:57.
The stations carried this race: faster than 35% of the field across all eight, against 11% on the runs. A harder second half: 3:18 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 8:02 in the roxzone was slower than 90% of the field.
Barcelona cost the whole field time: about 1:25 more than the average race this season, going by 244 athletes who raced both. 3:21 slower than at Malaga 2025, the previous Pro race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:46Running 1 3:50v median +0:10
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Block 02 9:09Running 2 4:52v median +0:56
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Block 03 11:24Running 3 5:21v median +1:04
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Block 04 10:06Running 4 5:22v median +1:03
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Block 05 10:48Running 5 6:06v median +1:44
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Block 06 7:38Running 6 6:00v median +1:42
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Block 07 10:43Running 7 5:28v median +1:06
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Block 08 14:28Running 8 6:05v median +1:28
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:02
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 337
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 337 men who finished.