The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:45:58 at Cardiff 2026 put Symon Ferguson 406th of 456 men in the Open division.
The stations carried this race: faster than 42% of the field across all eight, against 5% on the runs. A harder second half: 4:42 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 6:33 in the roxzone was slower than 89% of the field.
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 10:45Running 1 6:08v median +0:58
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Block 02 9:21Running 2 6:26v median +1:40
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Block 03 11:14Running 3 7:11v median +2:03
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Block 04 14:07Running 4 7:42v median +2:34
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Block 05 13:01Running 5 7:51v median +2:37
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Block 06 10:18Running 6 7:56v median +2:35
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Block 07 13:26Running 7 7:12v median +2:21
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Block 08 17:16Running 8 9:58v median +3:59
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:33
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.