The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Barcelona 2025, Gal Gerson crossed the line in 1:15:58: 315th of 1,106 men, faster than 72% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 84% of the field across all eight, against 55% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 1:49 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 4:10 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Barcelona ran slow: the 1,204 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:00 slower here than at their other races. Gal Gerson's fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:47Running 1 5:30v median +1:12
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Block 02 7:28Running 2 4:26v median −0:08
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Block 03 9:20Running 3 4:53v median −0:05
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Block 04 9:14Running 4 4:35v median −0:24
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Block 05 9:21Running 5 4:51v median −0:11
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Block 06 6:11Running 6 4:33v median −0:24
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Block 07 7:58Running 7 4:44v median −0:14
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Block 08 10:17Running 8 5:08v median −0:09
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:33
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.