The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:41:19 at Cardiff 2026 put Shuaib Meghji 741st of 913 men in the Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 3:40 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 6:25 better against the middle of the field than the first. 7:16 in the roxzone was slower than 93% of the field.
The field ran 4:00 faster at Cardiff 2026 than at Birmingham 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:59Running 1 5:11v median +0:06
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Block 02 10:20Running 2 5:01v median +0:19
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Block 03 14:56Running 3 6:36v median +1:29
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Block 04 12:06Running 4 5:33v median +0:29
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Block 05 10:34Running 5 5:34v median +0:24
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Block 06 8:47Running 6 5:48v median +0:29
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Block 07 11:19Running 7 5:11v median +0:24
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Block 08 16:06Running 8 6:35v median +0:40
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:16
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.