The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Jesse Owen won the 30–34 age group at Cardiff 2026 in 58:14, first of 139.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 3:07 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:18 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 2:24, was faster than 95% of the field.
The field ran 1:13 slower at Cardiff 2026 than at London Olympia 2026, which makes this time better than it looks.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:08Running 1 4:05v median −0:32
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Block 02 6:12Running 2 3:41v median −0:34
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Block 03 7:01Running 3 3:48v median −0:48
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Block 04 6:21Running 4 3:47v median −0:49
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Block 05 7:59Running 5 3:54v median −0:44
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Block 06 5:43Running 6 3:58v median −0:46
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Block 07 6:25Running 7 3:40v median −0:41
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Block 08 8:04Running 8 4:34v median −0:50
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 2:24
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 527
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 527 men who finished.