The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:52:55 at Cardiff 2026 put Wes Downes 427th of 456 men in the Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 4:30 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 4:23 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 3:29 faster at Cardiff 2026 than at Manchester 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:40Running 1 6:34v median +1:24
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Block 02 11:15Running 2 6:08v median +1:22
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Block 03 11:58Running 3 6:21v median +1:13
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Block 04 15:09Running 4 6:29v median +1:21
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Block 05 11:57Running 5 6:37v median +1:23
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Block 06 11:19Running 6 7:11v median +1:50
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Block 07 15:51Running 7 6:26v median +1:35
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Block 08 19:12Running 8 8:12v median +2:13
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:38
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.