The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Matthew Gillian finished 400th of 594 men in the Open division at Barcelona 2023, in 1:31:08.
A station race more than a running one: 49% of the field beaten on the stations, against 19% on the runs. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 0:54. A harder second half: 3:33 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
This was a slow day in Barcelona. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 0:51. Matthew Gillian's fastest of 3 finishes in the Open division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:15Running 1 4:48v median +0:27
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Block 02 7:20Running 2 4:56v median +0:23
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Block 03 11:21Running 3 5:43v median +0:46
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Block 04 11:00Running 4 6:03v median +1:06
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Block 05 10:58Running 5 6:17v median +1:12
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Block 06 8:22Running 6 5:49v median +0:53
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Block 07 10:57Running 7 5:56v median +1:00
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Block 08 13:43Running 8 6:36v median +1:12
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:19
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.