The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Robert Russell finished 188th of 594 men in the Open division at Barcelona 2023, in 1:16:14, faster than 68% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 94% of the field beaten on the runs, 36% on the stations. Stronger after halfway: 3:17 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 4:41, was faster than 91% of the field.
This was a slow day in Barcelona. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 0:51.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:03Running 1 3:36v median −0:45
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Block 02 7:08Running 2 3:42v median −0:51
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Block 03 10:27Running 3 3:47v median −1:10
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Block 04 10:30Running 4 4:15v median −0:42
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Block 05 9:11Running 5 4:19v median −0:46
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Block 06 5:41Running 6 4:00v median −0:56
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Block 07 9:11Running 7 4:00v median −0:56
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Block 08 11:31Running 8 4:28v median −0:56
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:41
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 566
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 566 men who finished.