The race, in three figures
The race, in words
John McNamara finished 551st of 1,106 men in the Open division at Barcelona 2025, in 1:22:20, faster than 50% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 63% of the field beaten on the runs, 39% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 2:10 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:46 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 2:26 faster at Barcelona 2025 than at Hamburg 2024, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:17Running 1 4:00v median −0:18
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Block 02 6:30Running 2 4:07v median −0:27
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Block 03 9:33Running 3 4:49v median −0:09
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Block 04 12:10Running 4 4:51v median −0:08
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Block 05 9:28Running 5 4:49v median −0:13
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Block 06 6:04Running 6 4:48v median −0:09
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Block 07 10:32Running 7 4:59v median +0:01
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Block 08 13:46Running 8 5:15v median −0:02
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:10
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.