The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:18:44 at Cardiff 2026 put Richard Darley 322nd of 913 men in the Open division, ahead of 65% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 1:09 on the median. A harder second half: 1:14 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Athletes who raced both Cardiff 2026 and Birmingham 2025 were 4:00 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 9:34Running 1 5:17v median +0:12
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Block 02 7:45Running 2 4:40v median −0:02
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Block 03 8:53Running 3 4:55v median −0:12
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Block 04 9:47Running 4 4:57v median −0:07
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Block 05 9:45Running 5 5:05v median −0:05
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Block 06 7:32Running 6 5:12v median −0:07
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Block 07 9:25Running 7 4:46v median −0:01
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Block 08 12:46Running 8 5:50v median −0:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:21
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 905
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 905 men who finished.