The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:27:31 at Cardiff 2026 put Ben Davies 540th of 913 men in the Open division.
The stations carried this race: faster than 59% of the field across all eight, against 32% on the runs. The sled pull was the standout, 1:20 quicker than the median and 41st of 913. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:33 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 10:36Running 1 5:53v median +0:48
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Block 02 8:09Running 2 5:17v median +0:35
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Block 03 8:49Running 3 5:29v median +0:22
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Block 04 12:44Running 4 5:39v median +0:35
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Block 05 10:16Running 5 5:35v median +0:25
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Block 06 8:29Running 6 5:50v median +0:31
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Block 07 10:50Running 7 5:17v median +0:30
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Block 08 12:10Running 8 6:28v median +0:33
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:30
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.