The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:07:19 at Cardiff 2026 put Ben Gillepsie on the age-group podium: 2nd of 56 in the 45–49 age group.
The burpee broad jumps were where this race was made, 2:32 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:57 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 2:43, was faster than 92% of the field.
Cardiff gave the field time back: about 0:39 faster than the average race this season, by 1,764 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:06Running 1 4:32v median −0:40
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Block 02 6:51Running 2 4:07v median −0:41
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Block 03 7:44Running 3 4:22v median −0:46
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Block 04 7:37Running 4 4:21v median −0:44
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Block 05 8:46Running 5 4:24v median −0:50
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Block 06 6:48Running 6 4:35v median −0:50
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Block 07 7:26Running 7 4:11v median −0:40
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Block 08 10:21Running 8 5:02v median −0:59
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 2:43
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.