The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Rob Tyler finished 354th of 528 men in the Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:31:41.
The runs carried this race: faster than 43% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 23% on the stations. On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 2:21. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:23 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 10:14Running 1 5:26v median +0:14
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Block 02 8:45Running 2 5:00v median +0:12
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Block 03 10:05Running 3 5:10v median +0:02
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Block 04 13:30Running 4 5:21v median +0:16
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Block 05 11:08Running 5 5:50v median +0:36
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Block 06 9:09Running 6 5:50v median +0:25
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Block 07 11:30Running 7 5:02v median +0:11
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Block 08 13:24Running 8 6:05v median +0:04
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:59
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.