The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:12:12 at Cardiff 2026 put Paul Ryan on the age-group podium: 2nd of 38 in the 45–49 age group.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 1:44 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:23 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 9:09Running 1 4:44v median −0:28
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Block 02 7:26Running 2 4:28v median −0:19
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Block 03 8:27Running 3 4:31v median −0:36
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Block 04 8:33Running 4 4:34v median −0:33
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Block 05 9:13Running 5 4:41v median −0:33
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Block 06 6:52Running 6 4:51v median −0:34
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Block 07 8:40Running 7 4:26v median −0:26
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Block 08 10:32Running 8 5:24v median −0:38
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:24
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.