The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ben Levene finished 258th of 528 men in the Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:23:11, faster than 51% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 83% of the field beaten on the runs, 27% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 4:20 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:41 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Cardiff gained about 0:39.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:31Running 1 4:40v median −0:32
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Block 02 6:43Running 2 4:02v median −0:46
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Block 03 10:06Running 3 4:34v median −0:34
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Block 04 10:11Running 4 4:31v median −0:34
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Block 05 9:47Running 5 4:46v median −0:28
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Block 06 8:14Running 6 4:38v median −0:47
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Block 07 8:15Running 7 4:03v median −0:48
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Block 08 16:26Running 8 5:20v median −0:41
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:02
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.