The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:42:55 at Cardiff 2026 put Ben Charlesworth 758th of 913 men in the Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 32% of the field beaten on the runs, 10% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 7:07. A harder second half: 3:25 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Cardiff gave the field time back: about 0:39 faster than the average race this season, by 1,764 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:37Running 1 5:27v median +0:22
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Block 02 10:49Running 2 5:11v median +0:29
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Block 03 13:40Running 3 6:11v median +1:04
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Block 04 10:47Running 4 5:39v median +0:35
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Block 05 11:11Running 5 5:39v median +0:29
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Block 06 9:06Running 6 5:39v median +0:20
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Block 07 11:31Running 7 5:10v median +0:23
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Block 08 20:23Running 8 6:25v median +0:30
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:54
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.