The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:40:43 at Cardiff 2026 put John Heywood 426th of 528 men in the Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 34% of the field beaten on the stations, against 10% on the runs. On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 1:17. Stronger after halfway: 2:27 better against the middle of the field than before it.
The field ran 3:29 faster at Cardiff 2026 than at Glasgow 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 12:58Running 1 8:21v median +3:09
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Block 02 10:52Running 2 7:37v median +2:49
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Block 03 10:57Running 3 5:55v median +0:47
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Block 04 12:51Running 4 6:00v median +0:55
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Block 05 13:21Running 5 8:10v median +2:56
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Block 06 9:00Running 6 6:29v median +1:04
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Block 07 12:03Running 7 5:48v median +0:57
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Block 08 14:24Running 8 7:11v median +1:10
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:20
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.