The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:10:34 at Cardiff 2026 put Ben Jones 447th of 456 men in the Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 6:10 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 6:02 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 8:33, behind 96% 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 11:48Running 1 6:55v median +1:45
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Block 02 10:02Running 2 6:58v median +2:12
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Block 03 13:20Running 3 8:20v median +3:12
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Block 04 20:52Running 4 8:58v median +3:50
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Block 05 14:49Running 5 9:08v median +3:54
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Block 06 12:07Running 6 8:27v median +3:06
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Block 07 15:54Running 7 7:45v median +2:54
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Block 08 23:11Running 8 11:06v median +5:07
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:33
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.