The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Luke Mckibbin at Cardiff 2026: 1:07:49, 34th of 365 men in the Open division.
The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 1:09 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:10 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 2:43, ahead of 91% of the field.
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 8:42Running 1 4:21v median −0:44
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Block 02 6:52Running 2 3:54v median −0:48
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Block 03 7:28Running 3 4:14v median −0:51
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Block 04 8:56Running 4 4:11v median −0:54
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Block 05 8:46Running 5 4:22v median −0:47
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Block 06 6:25Running 6 4:23v median −0:55
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Block 07 7:41Running 7 3:54v median −0:52
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Block 08 10:20Running 8 4:48v median −1:06
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 2:43
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 356
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 356 men who finished.