The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:04:50 at Cardiff 2026 put Neil Marsh 444th of 456 men in the Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 6:16 behind the median. A harder second half: 5:02 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 6:57 in the roxzone was slower than 91% of the field.
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 12:20Running 1 7:13v median +2:03
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Block 02 10:16Running 2 6:50v median +2:04
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Block 03 13:16Running 3 7:12v median +2:04
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Block 04 19:20Running 4 7:20v median +2:12
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Block 05 13:22Running 5 7:32v median +2:18
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Block 06 12:00Running 6 7:36v median +2:15
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Block 07 17:31Running 7 7:04v median +2:13
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Block 08 19:51Running 8 8:28v median +2:29
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:57
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.