The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Stephen Kilvington finished 754th of 913 men in the Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:42:20.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:10. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:38 better against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 7:10 faster at Cardiff 2026 than at Birmingham 2024, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:34Running 1 6:00v median +0:55
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Block 02 11:25Running 2 7:07v median +2:25
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Block 03 13:40Running 3 7:52v median +2:45
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Block 04 14:16Running 4 6:09v median +1:05
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Block 05 11:17Running 5 6:07v median +0:57
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Block 06 9:22Running 6 6:23v median +1:04
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Block 07 11:44Running 7 5:46v median +0:59
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Block 08 16:19Running 8 7:18v median +1:23
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:46
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.