The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Marcus Bickerdike finished 246th of 533 men in the Pro division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:16:50, faster than 54% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 0:36 on the median. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 1:05. A harder second half: 1:26 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 2:09 faster at Cardiff 2026 than at Madrid 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:40Running 1 4:22v median −0:15
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Block 02 8:51Running 2 3:58v median −0:17
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Block 03 9:41Running 3 4:24v median −0:12
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Block 04 8:09Running 4 4:14v median −0:22
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Block 05 10:29Running 5 6:04v median +1:26
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Block 06 7:23Running 6 4:30v median −0:14
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Block 07 7:56Running 7 3:58v median −0:23
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Block 08 12:34Running 8 4:52v median −0:32
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:10
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.