The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:16:32 at Cardiff 2026 put Ben Grierson 235th of 533 men in the Pro division, ahead of 56% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 0:58 on the median. The sled push cost the most time: 0:48 slower than the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:22 better against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 2:23 faster at Cardiff 2026 than at Manchester 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:09Running 1 4:38v median +0:01
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Block 02 9:00Running 2 4:10v median −0:05
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Block 03 9:56Running 3 4:15v median −0:21
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Block 04 9:41Running 4 5:31v median +0:55
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Block 05 8:53Running 5 4:19v median −0:19
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Block 06 7:23Running 6 4:27v median −0:17
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Block 07 7:34Running 7 3:58v median −0:23
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Block 08 12:12Running 8 4:52v median −0:32
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 2:47
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 527
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 527 men who finished.