The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Kian Patel finished 273rd of 528 men in the Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:24:41.
The runs carried this race: faster than 65% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 30% on the stations. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 1:39 slower than the median.
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 10:38Running 1 5:24v median +0:12
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Block 02 8:04Running 2 4:39v median −0:09
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Block 03 9:55Running 3 4:48v median −0:20
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Block 04 10:24Running 4 4:49v median −0:16
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Block 05 10:06Running 5 4:50v median −0:24
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Block 06 7:39Running 6 4:57v median −0:28
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Block 07 11:12Running 7 4:35v median −0:16
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Block 08 13:43Running 8 5:44v median −0:17
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:03
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.