The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:57:57 at Cardiff 2026 put Darren Hicks 494th of 528 men in the Open division.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 3:07. A harder second half: 2:35 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 6:49 in the roxzone was slower than 86% of the field.
The field ran 3:29 faster at Cardiff 2026 than at Manchester 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 13:26Running 1 7:39v median +2:27
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Block 02 9:47Running 2 6:46v median +1:58
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Block 03 12:46Running 3 7:18v median +2:10
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Block 04 15:48Running 4 7:28v median +2:23
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Block 05 15:42Running 5 10:06v median +4:52
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Block 06 10:50Running 6 7:54v median +2:29
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Block 07 13:59Running 7 7:01v median +2:10
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Block 08 18:53Running 8 9:00v median +2:59
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:49
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.