The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Chay Garside took 2nd of 34 in the 45–49 age group at Cardiff 2026, in 1:12:45.
Nowhere gained more than the sled pull: 0:35 on the median. A harder second half: 2:19 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 8:29Running 1 4:15v median −0:22
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Block 02 7:25Running 2 3:51v median −0:24
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Block 03 8:45Running 3 4:14v median −0:22
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Block 04 8:23Running 4 4:27v median −0:09
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Block 05 8:57Running 5 4:27v median −0:11
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Block 06 7:36Running 6 4:33v median −0:11
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Block 07 8:19Running 7 4:07v median −0:14
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Block 08 12:08Running 8 5:13v median −0:11
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 2:47
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.