The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Barcelona 2025, Benny Connolly crossed the line in 1:17:49: 253rd of 795 men, faster than 68% of the field.
The burpee broad jumps were the standout, 0:50 quicker than the median and 204th of 795. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 0:47. A harder second half: 1:16 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
This was a slow day in Barcelona. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 1:00. 1:28 faster than at Dublin 2024, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:01Running 1 4:45v median +0:22
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Block 02 7:30Running 2 4:16v median −0:24
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Block 03 8:34Running 3 4:26v median −0:38
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Block 04 9:03Running 4 4:42v median −0:21
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Block 05 9:29Running 5 4:47v median −0:23
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Block 06 6:42Running 6 4:34v median −0:28
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Block 07 9:25Running 7 4:40v median −0:22
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Block 08 12:14Running 8 4:50v median −0:37
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:00
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 783
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 783 men who finished.