The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:29:15 at Barcelona 2026 put Matt Clarke 800th of 1,158 men in the Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 54% of the field beaten on the stations, against 12% on the runs. The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 1:24 slower than the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:41 better against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 5:28 faster at Barcelona 2026 than at Birmingham 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:24Running 1 4:53v median +0:28
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Block 02 8:17Running 2 5:13v median +0:38
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Block 03 9:19Running 3 5:40v median +0:42
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Block 04 15:07Running 4 8:34v median +3:39
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Block 05 10:32Running 5 5:54v median +0:55
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Block 06 7:15Running 6 5:30v median +0:37
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Block 07 10:50Running 7 5:32v median +0:39
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Block 08 12:27Running 8 5:48v median +0:36
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:12
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1148
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,148 men who finished.