The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ian Gibbons finished 273rd of 594 men in the Open division at Barcelona 2023, in 1:22:06, faster than 54% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 79% of the field beaten on the runs, 40% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 4:32 slower than the median. A harder second half: 2:05 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Barcelona ran slow: the 324 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 0:51 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:07Running 1 3:57v median −0:24
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Block 02 7:59Running 2 4:02v median −0:31
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Block 03 9:37Running 3 4:19v median −0:38
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Block 04 8:43Running 4 4:22v median −0:35
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Block 05 9:36Running 5 4:34v median −0:31
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Block 06 6:07Running 6 4:33v median −0:23
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Block 07 8:08Running 7 4:25v median −0:31
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Block 08 15:20Running 8 4:35v median −0:49
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:36
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.