The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:40:44 at Cardiff 2026 put Ben Taylor 733rd of 913 men in the Open division.
The wall balls cost the most time: 2:43 slower than the median. A harder second half: 2:28 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 8:25, behind 96% of the field.
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 5:25v median +0:20
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Block 02 10:07Running 2 5:05v median +0:23
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Block 03 11:28Running 3 5:36v median +0:29
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Block 04 11:50Running 4 5:46v median +0:42
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Block 05 12:30Running 5 5:59v median +0:49
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Block 06 9:13Running 6 5:47v median +0:28
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Block 07 11:05Running 7 5:18v median +0:31
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Block 08 16:09Running 8 6:35v median +0:40
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:25
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.