The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Stephen Parkinson finished 443rd of 677 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:28:34.
The stations carried this race: faster than 46% of the field across all eight, against 25% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were the standout, 0:43 quicker than the median and 179th of 677. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 1:10.
Birmingham gave the field time back: about 1:12 faster than the average race this season, by 2,261 athletes who raced both. 13:36 slower than at Valencia 2026, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:18Running 1 5:43v median +0:39
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Block 02 7:47Running 2 4:58v median +0:30
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Block 03 9:44Running 3 5:18v median +0:32
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Block 04 11:19Running 4 5:29v median +0:42
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Block 05 10:38Running 5 5:40v median +0:47
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Block 06 8:36Running 6 5:35v median +0:46
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Block 07 9:54Running 7 5:35v median +0:46
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Block 08 14:03Running 8 5:52v median +0:44
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:24
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 676
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 676 men who finished.