The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:33:36 at Cardiff 2026 put MICHAEL PARKES 332nd of 466 men in the Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 4:18 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:47 better against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 1:45 faster at Cardiff 2026 than at London Excel 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:57Running 1 5:26v median +0:14
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Block 02 8:23Running 2 5:22v median +0:35
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Block 03 9:58Running 3 5:24v median +0:17
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Block 04 15:16Running 4 5:15v median +0:08
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Block 05 10:29Running 5 5:40v median +0:26
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Block 06 9:26Running 6 6:03v median +0:38
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Block 07 11:11Running 7 5:06v median +0:14
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Block 08 13:49Running 8 6:02v median +0:00
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:11
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 461
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 461 men who finished.