The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Michael Parkin finished 249th of 643 men in the Open division at Barcelona 2026, in 1:20:05, faster than 61% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 74% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 44% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 1:48 behind the median. A harder second half: 3:39 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Athletes who raced both Barcelona 2026 and Dublin 2025 were 2:20 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:37Running 1 4:08v median −0:25
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Block 02 7:32Running 2 4:20v median −0:21
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Block 03 8:39Running 3 4:36v median −0:31
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Block 04 10:05Running 4 4:32v median −0:32
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Block 05 9:15Running 5 4:37v median −0:32
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Block 06 6:24Running 6 4:40v median −0:23
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Block 07 11:11Running 7 4:44v median −0:15
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Block 08 13:20Running 8 4:56v median −0:25
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:08
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 638
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 638 men who finished.