The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:19:15 at Cardiff 2026 put Paul Dent on the age-group podium: 2nd of 16 in the 55–59 age group.
Legs and stations told different stories: 73% of the field beaten on the runs, 49% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 3:42. The race faded late: the second half went 2:59 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Athletes who raced both Cardiff 2026 and Manchester 2026 were 3:29 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 9:14Running 1 4:42v median −0:23
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Block 02 7:05Running 2 4:20v median −0:22
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Block 03 9:47Running 3 4:50v median −0:17
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Block 04 9:22Running 4 4:29v median −0:35
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Block 05 9:18Running 5 4:38v median −0:32
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Block 06 6:50Running 6 4:52v median −0:27
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Block 07 8:49Running 7 4:29v median −0:18
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Block 08 15:51Running 8 5:18v median −0:37
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:02
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.