The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ben Phillips finished 295th of 456 men in the Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:29:01.
The stations carried this race: faster than 46% of the field across all eight, against 25% on the runs. The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 1:54 slower than the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:59 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Athletes who raced both Cardiff 2026 and London Excel 2025 were 1:45 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:20Running 1 5:36v median +0:26
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Block 02 10:11Running 2 6:57v median +2:11
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Block 03 9:00Running 3 5:31v median +0:23
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Block 04 13:09Running 4 5:31v median +0:23
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Block 05 10:26Running 5 5:34v median +0:20
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Block 06 8:11Running 6 5:47v median +0:26
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Block 07 10:26Running 7 5:19v median +0:28
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Block 08 13:12Running 8 6:28v median +0:29
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:10
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.