The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:12:27 at Cardiff 2026 put Evan Merton 97th of 528 men in the Open division, ahead of 82% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 88% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 66% on the stations. Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 1:32 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 3:27 better against the middle of the field than before it.
The field ran 1:45 faster at Cardiff 2026 than at London Excel 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:14Running 1 4:46v median −0:26
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Block 02 7:09Running 2 4:14v median −0:34
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Block 03 8:11Running 3 4:21v median −0:47
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Block 04 9:52Running 4 4:20v median −0:45
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Block 05 8:50Running 5 4:16v median −0:58
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Block 06 7:38Running 6 4:30v median −0:55
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Block 07 8:24Running 7 3:58v median −0:53
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Block 08 10:12Running 8 4:58v median −1:03
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:00
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.