The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Thomas John finished 104th of 466 men in the Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:14:36, faster than 78% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 94% of the field beaten on the stations, against 57% on the runs. The wall balls were where this race was made, 2:43 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 3:37 better against the middle of the field 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 9:23Running 1 4:54v median −0:18
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Block 02 7:36Running 2 4:42v median −0:05
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Block 03 8:01Running 3 4:58v median −0:09
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Block 04 9:02Running 4 5:03v median −0:04
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Block 05 9:36Running 5 5:09v median −0:05
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Block 06 7:34Running 6 5:18v median −0:07
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Block 07 8:16Running 7 4:47v median −0:05
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Block 08 10:01Running 8 5:59v median −0:03
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:11
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.