The race, in three figures
The race, in words
David Standing finished in the top 10% of the field at Cardiff 2026, in 1:07:54 for 36th of 466 men in the Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 1:37 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:29 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 2:43, was faster than 95% of the field.
The field ran 1:16 faster at Cardiff 2026 than at London Olympia 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:58Running 1 4:32v median −0:40
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Block 02 6:54Running 2 4:08v median −0:39
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Block 03 7:28Running 3 4:13v median −0:54
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Block 04 8:26Running 4 4:13v median −0:54
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Block 05 9:03Running 5 4:21v median −0:53
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Block 06 6:38Running 6 4:29v median −0:56
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Block 07 7:48Running 7 3:58v median −0:54
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Block 08 9:59Running 8 4:51v median −1:11
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 2:43
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.