The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Calum Lewis finished 266th of 456 men in the Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:26:11.
Legs and stations told different stories: 58% of the field beaten on the runs, 29% on the stations. On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 2:08. Stronger after halfway: 1:59 better against the middle of the field 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 9:47Running 1 5:11v median +0:01
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Block 02 7:51Running 2 4:35v median −0:11
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Block 03 9:57Running 3 5:05v median −0:03
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Block 04 12:46Running 4 4:54v median −0:14
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Block 05 9:42Running 5 4:58v median −0:16
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Block 06 7:31Running 6 5:16v median −0:05
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Block 07 10:16Running 7 4:41v median −0:10
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Block 08 14:22Running 8 5:50v median −0:09
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:03
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.