The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Shahzaib Ali finished 525th of 533 men in the Pro division at Cardiff 2026, in 2:03:47.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 10:00 behind the median. A harder second half: 10:27 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 4:53 in the roxzone was slower than 85% of the field.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:21Running 1 5:02v median +0:25
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Block 02 12:13Running 2 5:06v median +0:51
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Block 03 17:49Running 3 6:09v median +1:33
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Block 04 13:33Running 4 5:48v median +1:12
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Block 05 11:28Running 5 5:46v median +1:08
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Block 06 12:06Running 6 7:08v median +2:24
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Block 07 20:46Running 7 6:12v median +1:51
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Block 08 20:43Running 8 7:05v median +1:41
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:53
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.