The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Justin Watkins finished 878th of 913 men in the Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 2:06:17.
On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 7:21. A harder second half: 8:35 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 6:00, behind 86% of the field.
Athletes who raced both Cardiff 2026 and London Olympia 2026 were 1:16 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 13:01Running 1 7:47v median +2:42
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Block 02 10:29Running 2 6:56v median +2:14
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Block 03 13:36Running 3 7:06v median +1:59
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Block 04 17:44Running 4 7:02v median +1:58
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Block 05 13:16Running 5 7:26v median +2:16
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Block 06 11:18Running 6 7:29v median +2:10
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Block 07 19:03Running 7 6:39v median +1:52
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Block 08 21:54Running 8 8:35v median +2:40
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:00
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.