The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Alex Stephenson finished 202nd of 456 men in the Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:21:29, faster than 56% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 0:53 on the median. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 0:30 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:39 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 9:34Running 1 5:01v median −0:09
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Block 02 7:28Running 2 4:41v median −0:05
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Block 03 9:55Running 3 5:14v median +0:06
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Block 04 11:11Running 4 5:11v median +0:03
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Block 05 9:51Running 5 5:12v median −0:02
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Block 06 7:56Running 6 5:26v median +0:05
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Block 07 9:40Running 7 5:04v median +0:13
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Block 08 11:59Running 8 6:06v median +0:07
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:57
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 452
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 452 men who finished.