The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ben Read finished 189th of 466 men in the Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:19:20, faster than 59% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 1:08 on the median. A harder second half: 1:13 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 2:48 faster at Cardiff 2026 than at Glasgow 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:42Running 1 5:07v median −0:05
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Block 02 7:26Running 2 4:32v median −0:15
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Block 03 9:07Running 3 4:46v median −0:21
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Block 04 9:16Running 4 4:41v median −0:26
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Block 05 9:52Running 5 4:48v median −0:26
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Block 06 7:01Running 6 4:57v median −0:28
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Block 07 10:11Running 7 4:43v median −0:09
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Block 08 12:38Running 8 5:30v median −0:32
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:10
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.