The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:50:30 at Cardiff 2026 put Lee Edwards 474th of 528 men in the Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 45% of the field beaten on the stations, against 8% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 4:54 on the median. A harder second half: 4:06 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway 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 11:27Running 1 6:26v median +1:14
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Block 02 8:57Running 2 6:16v median +1:28
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Block 03 12:35Running 3 6:56v median +1:48
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Block 04 15:53Running 4 7:10v median +2:05
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Block 05 13:19Running 5 7:22v median +2:08
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Block 06 9:58Running 6 7:35v median +2:10
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Block 07 7:20Running 7 7:16v median +2:25
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Block 08 16:47Running 8 9:01v median +3:00
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 14:19
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.