The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:49:49 at Cardiff 2026 put Richard Botting 339th of 365 men in the Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 6:24 behind the median. A harder second half: 5:48 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 10:46Running 1 6:05v median +1:00
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Block 02 9:29Running 2 5:45v median +1:03
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Block 03 12:06Running 3 6:06v median +1:01
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Block 04 15:38Running 4 6:01v median +0:56
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Block 05 11:57Running 5 6:21v median +1:12
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Block 06 9:25Running 6 6:34v median +1:16
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Block 07 15:06Running 7 6:00v median +1:14
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Block 08 20:19Running 8 7:22v median +1:28
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:05
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.