The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Liam Dryden finished 693rd of 913 men in the Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:37:49.
The stations carried this race: faster than 40% of the field across all eight, against 14% on the runs. The sled push cost the most time: 0:40 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 3:45 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 3:29 faster at Cardiff 2026 than at Manchester 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:01Running 1 5:33v median +0:28
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Block 02 9:29Running 2 5:25v median +0:43
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Block 03 11:29Running 3 6:17v median +1:10
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Block 04 12:24Running 4 5:53v median +0:49
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Block 05 11:02Running 5 5:56v median +0:46
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Block 06 11:55Running 6 8:34v median +3:15
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Block 07 11:03Running 7 5:54v median +1:07
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Block 08 14:57Running 8 7:51v median +1:56
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:33
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.