The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:53:08 at Cardiff 2026 put Alex Bywater 483rd of 528 men in the Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 3:40 behind the median. A harder second half: 7:26 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 11:36Running 1 6:34v median +1:22
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Block 02 9:07Running 2 6:03v median +1:15
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Block 03 12:17Running 3 6:33v median +1:25
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Block 04 15:19Running 4 6:29v median +1:24
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Block 05 12:39Running 5 6:51v median +1:37
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Block 06 11:11Running 6 7:13v median +1:48
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Block 07 16:15Running 7 8:54v median +4:03
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Block 08 19:22Running 8 8:56v median +2:55
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:25
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.