The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Barcelona 2025, Xanthe De Groof crossed the line in 1:25:31: 75th of 264 women, faster than 72% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 95% of the field across all eight, against 46% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 2:10 ahead of the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:15 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Barcelona cost the whole field time: about 0:52 more than the average race this season, going by 492 athletes who raced both. Xanthe De Groof's fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:58Running 1 5:07v median +0:05
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Block 02 7:38Running 2 5:39v median +0:16
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Block 03 9:56Running 3 5:44v median +0:04
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Block 04 11:10Running 4 5:43v median −0:01
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Block 05 10:37Running 5 5:55v median +0:04
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Block 06 8:48Running 6 6:07v median +0:20
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Block 07 9:05Running 7 6:13v median +0:25
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Block 08 11:11Running 8 6:22v median +0:14
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:17
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 256
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 256 women who finished.