The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ashley Parkes finished 989th of 1,442 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:35:00.
Legs and stations told different stories: 43% of the field beaten on the runs, 18% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 4:09 behind the median. A harder second half: 8:09 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Athletes who raced both Birmingham 2026 and Cardiff 2026 were 1:43 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:26Running 1 4:50v median −0:12
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Block 02 8:29Running 2 4:31v median −0:01
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Block 03 10:13Running 3 4:59v median +0:03
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Block 04 10:52Running 4 4:48v median −0:08
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Block 05 10:29Running 5 5:22v median +0:21
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Block 06 7:40Running 6 5:20v median +0:27
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Block 07 13:06Running 7 5:37v median +0:42
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Block 08 16:42Running 8 5:26v median +0:13
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:10
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 883
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 883 men who finished.