The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:15:32 at Cardiff 2026 put Ryan Valderama 137th of 528 men in the Open division, ahead of 74% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 83% of the field beaten on the runs, 60% on the stations. Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 1:31 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:56 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 8:41Running 1 4:18v median −0:54
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Block 02 7:17Running 2 4:02v median −0:46
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Block 03 8:33Running 3 4:18v median −0:50
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Block 04 10:06Running 4 4:18v median −0:47
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Block 05 9:01Running 5 4:22v median −0:52
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Block 06 7:35Running 6 4:31v median −0:54
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Block 07 8:24Running 7 3:55v median −0:56
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Block 08 11:54Running 8 6:39v median +0:38
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:04
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.