The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Barcelona 2025, Matthew Cross crossed the line in 1:19:29: 296th of 795 men, faster than 63% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 86% of the field beaten on the stations, against 50% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were the standout, 2:01 quicker than the median and 9th of 795.
Barcelona cost the whole field time: about 1:00 more than the average race this season, going by 1,204 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:58Running 1 3:47v median −0:36
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Block 02 6:25Running 2 4:28v median −0:12
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Block 03 10:20Running 3 5:46v median +0:42
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Block 04 9:45Running 4 5:24v median +0:21
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Block 05 10:23Running 5 5:21v median +0:11
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Block 06 6:48Running 6 5:08v median +0:06
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Block 07 8:10Running 7 5:04v median +0:02
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Block 08 10:49Running 8 5:15v median −0:12
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:59
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.