The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Karl Richens finished in the top 10% of the field at Cardiff 2026, in 1:03:53 for 24th of 528 men in the Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 2:07 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:29 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 2:30, was faster than 99% of the field.
The field ran 4:00 faster at Cardiff 2026 than at Birmingham 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:35Running 1 4:27v median −0:45
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Block 02 6:09Running 2 4:00v median −0:48
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Block 03 7:02Running 3 4:08v median −1:00
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Block 04 7:46Running 4 4:05v median −1:00
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Block 05 8:22Running 5 4:16v median −0:58
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Block 06 6:03Running 6 4:23v median −1:02
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Block 07 7:29Running 7 4:01v median −0:50
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Block 08 10:01Running 8 5:13v median −0:48
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 2:30
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 518
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 518 men who finished.