The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Cardiff 2026, Richard Wheeler crossed the line in 1:20:45: 376th of 913 men, faster than 59% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 68% of the field beaten on the runs, 48% on the stations.
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 9:20Running 1 4:52v median −0:13
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Block 02 7:49Running 2 4:25v median −0:17
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Block 03 9:10Running 3 4:48v median −0:19
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Block 04 11:03Running 4 4:39v median −0:25
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Block 05 10:09Running 5 4:56v median −0:14
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Block 06 7:29Running 6 4:57v median −0:22
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Block 07 9:58Running 7 4:28v median −0:19
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Block 08 12:22Running 8 5:25v median −0:30
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:27
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.