The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:41:46 at Cardiff 2026 put Paul Bennun 311th of 365 men in the Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 2:04 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:31 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 5:54, behind 88% of the field.
The field ran 4:00 faster at Cardiff 2026 than at Birmingham 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:27Running 1 5:44v median +0:39
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Block 02 10:06Running 2 5:45v median +1:03
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Block 03 11:39Running 3 6:28v median +1:23
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Block 04 13:15Running 4 6:37v median +1:32
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Block 05 12:28Running 5 6:57v median +1:48
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Block 06 10:44Running 6 7:11v median +1:53
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Block 07 10:42Running 7 6:02v median +1:16
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Block 08 16:34Running 8 7:57v median +2:03
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:54
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.