The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Joshua Bird finished 133rd of 466 men in the Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:16:31, faster than 72% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 89% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 51% on the stations. On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 0:56. A harder second half: 1:46 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway 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 8:48Running 1 4:27v median −0:45
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Block 02 6:37Running 2 4:12v median −0:35
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Block 03 8:51Running 3 4:31v median −0:36
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Block 04 9:54Running 4 4:24v median −0:43
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Block 05 9:09Running 5 4:32v median −0:42
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Block 06 7:35Running 6 4:40v median −0:45
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Block 07 10:13Running 7 4:10v median −0:42
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Block 08 11:50Running 8 5:07v median −0:55
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:36
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.