The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:16:56 at Cardiff 2026 put Saul Ward 149th of 466 men in the Open division, ahead of 68% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:36 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:43 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 9:17Running 1 4:50v median −0:22
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Block 02 7:01Running 2 4:30v median −0:17
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Block 03 9:19Running 3 4:54v median −0:13
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Block 04 10:08Running 4 4:46v median −0:21
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Block 05 9:32Running 5 4:51v median −0:23
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Block 06 7:59Running 6 5:04v median −0:21
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Block 07 8:11Running 7 4:40v median −0:12
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Block 08 11:13Running 8 5:38v median −0:24
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:19
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.