The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Richard Holland at Cardiff 2026: 1:06:19, 40th of 528 men in the Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 2:24 on the median. A harder second half: 1:13 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 2:38, ahead of 94% of the field.
The field ran 3:29 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 8:39Running 1 4:19v median −0:53
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Block 02 5:59Running 2 3:54v median −0:54
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Block 03 7:16Running 3 4:00v median −1:08
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Block 04 7:22Running 4 3:58v median −1:07
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Block 05 8:13Running 5 3:58v median −1:16
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Block 06 6:08Running 6 4:13v median −1:12
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Block 07 10:32Running 7 7:30v median +2:39
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Block 08 9:36Running 8 4:44v median −1:17
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 2:38
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.