The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:38:56 at Cardiff 2026 put Ben Day 372nd of 466 men in the Open division.
The runs carried this race: faster than 37% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 9% on the stations. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 4:47 slower than the median. A harder second half: 6:31 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Cardiff gave the field time back: about 0:39 faster than the average race this season, by 1,764 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:53Running 1 5:58v median +0:46
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Block 02 8:54Running 2 5:18v median +0:31
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Block 03 10:11Running 3 5:18v median +0:11
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Block 04 12:41Running 4 5:33v median +0:26
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Block 05 10:34Running 5 5:36v median +0:22
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Block 06 8:56Running 6 5:37v median +0:12
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Block 07 14:44Running 7 4:50v median −0:02
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Block 08 17:40Running 8 6:27v median +0:25
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:26
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.