The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:22:20 at Berlin 2026 put Ed Parkes 116th of 277 men in the Open division, ahead of 58% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 74% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 47% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 2:09 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:27 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Berlin ran slow: the 2,286 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 0:42 slower here than at their other races. 1:41 slower than at London Excel 2025, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:30Running 1 3:05v median −0:24
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Block 02 6:00Running 2 3:20v median −0:28
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Block 03 8:13Running 3 3:30v median −0:32
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Block 04 11:16Running 4 3:30v median −0:33
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Block 05 8:40Running 5 3:45v median −0:26
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Block 06 6:19Running 6 3:46v median −0:22
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Block 07 9:21Running 7 3:49v median −0:21
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Block 08 12:05Running 8 5:47v median −0:18
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 13:04
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 276
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 276 men who finished.