The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:36:55 at Cardiff 2026 put Matthew Parkes 395th of 528 men in the Open division.
The wall balls cost the most time: 2:26 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 3:05 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 7:10 faster at Cardiff 2026 than at Birmingham 2024, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:09Running 1 5:23v median +0:11
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Block 02 7:34Running 2 5:13v median +0:25
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Block 03 11:09Running 3 5:41v median +0:33
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Block 04 13:41Running 4 5:54v median +0:49
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Block 05 11:25Running 5 6:03v median +0:49
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Block 06 9:50Running 6 6:10v median +0:45
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Block 07 11:57Running 7 5:52v median +1:01
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Block 08 16:36Running 8 7:24v median +1:23
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:38
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 518
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 518 men who finished.