The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:27:36 at Barcelona 2026 put Matthew Ashenden 384th of 643 men in the Open division.
On the farmers carry the field had the edge, by 0:30. A harder second half: 1:26 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 2:18 faster at Barcelona 2026 than at London Excel 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:04Running 1 4:34v median +0:01
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Block 02 8:32Running 2 4:49v median +0:08
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Block 03 10:29Running 3 5:22v median +0:15
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Block 04 10:52Running 4 5:26v median +0:22
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Block 05 10:42Running 5 5:29v median +0:20
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Block 06 8:09Running 6 5:32v median +0:29
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Block 07 10:15Running 7 5:40v median +0:41
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Block 08 13:07Running 8 6:06v median +0:45
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:33
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.