The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Cardiff 2026, Dan Wilkinson crossed the line in 1:18:13: 186th of 528 men, faster than 65% of the field.
The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 1:07 ahead of the median. On the sled pull the field had the edge, by 0:39. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:15 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Athletes who raced both Cardiff 2026 and London Excel 2025 were 1:45 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:01Running 1 4:53v median −0:19
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Block 02 7:10Running 2 4:33v median −0:15
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Block 03 10:11Running 3 5:19v median +0:11
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Block 04 10:18Running 4 5:04v median −0:01
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Block 05 9:26Running 5 4:54v median −0:20
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Block 06 7:56Running 6 5:14v median −0:11
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Block 07 8:34Running 7 4:43v median −0:08
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Block 08 12:22Running 8 5:46v median −0:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:18
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.