The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ben Smith finished in the top 10% of the field at Cardiff 2026, in 1:05:28 for 19th of 466 men in the Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 2:15 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:03 better against the middle of the field than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 2:50, ahead of 92% of the field.
Athletes who raced both Cardiff 2026 and London Excel 2025 were 1:45 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:41Running 1 4:30v median −0:42
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Block 02 5:59Running 2 4:04v median −0:43
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Block 03 7:21Running 3 4:14v median −0:53
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Block 04 8:18Running 4 4:09v median −0:58
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Block 05 8:45Running 5 4:20v median −0:54
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Block 06 6:14Running 6 4:15v median −1:10
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Block 07 8:13Running 7 3:59v median −0:53
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Block 08 9:11Running 8 4:41v median −1:21
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 2:50
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 461
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 461 men who finished.