The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Cardiff 2026, James Aldridge crossed the line in 1:19:36: 154th of 365 men, faster than 58% of the field.
The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 1:09 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 4:25 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 9:28Running 1 5:05v median +0:00
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Block 02 7:45Running 2 4:36v median −0:06
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Block 03 8:50Running 3 4:55v median −0:10
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Block 04 12:44Running 4 6:37v median +1:32
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Block 05 9:42Running 5 5:02v median −0:07
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Block 06 7:12Running 6 5:04v median −0:14
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Block 07 8:24Running 7 4:37v median −0:09
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Block 08 12:21Running 8 5:50v median −0:04
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:13
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.