The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Michael McKay finished 536th of 1,106 men in the Open division at Barcelona 2025, in 1:21:57, faster than 52% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 81% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 28% on the stations. On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 1:35. The race faded late: the second half went 2:01 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 3:10 faster at Barcelona 2025 than at Madrid 2024, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:26Running 1 3:58v median −0:20
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Block 02 8:09Running 2 4:01v median −0:33
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Block 03 9:19Running 3 4:17v median −0:41
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Block 04 9:59Running 4 4:21v median −0:38
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Block 05 9:30Running 5 4:27v median −0:35
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Block 06 7:32Running 6 4:22v median −0:35
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Block 07 10:58Running 7 4:20v median −0:38
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Block 08 12:02Running 8 5:06v median −0:11
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:08
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.