The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:25:44 at Cardiff 2026 put Steven Smith 291st of 528 men in the Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 65% of the field beaten on the runs, 28% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 1:54 behind the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:16 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 10:10Running 1 5:09v median −0:03
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Block 02 8:31Running 2 4:47v median −0:01
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Block 03 9:33Running 3 4:57v median −0:11
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Block 04 11:46Running 4 4:50v median −0:15
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Block 05 10:25Running 5 5:00v median −0:14
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Block 06 7:40Running 6 4:59v median −0:26
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Block 07 9:55Running 7 4:36v median −0:15
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Block 08 14:15Running 8 5:35v median −0:26
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:34
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.