The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Cardiff 2026, Martin Gibson crossed the line in 1:18:47: 326th of 913 men, faster than 64% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 76% of the field beaten on the stations, against 48% on the runs. The wall balls were where this race was made, 6:33 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 6:05 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 10:15Running 1 5:18v median +0:13
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Block 02 8:57Running 2 4:38v median −0:04
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Block 03 10:22Running 3 4:42v median −0:25
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Block 04 9:57Running 4 4:41v median −0:23
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Block 05 9:20Running 5 4:30v median −0:40
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Block 06 11:08Running 6 8:12v median +2:53
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Block 07 9:35Running 7 4:21v median −0:26
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Block 08 5:44Running 8 5:26v median −0:29
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:32
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.