The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Joe Holland finished 319th of 533 men in the Pro division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:21:10.
A station race more than a running one: 58% of the field beaten on the stations, against 28% on the runs. On the farmers carry the field had the edge, by 1:16. A harder second half: 4:42 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:06Running 1 4:43v median +0:06
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Block 02 8:10Running 2 4:28v median +0:13
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Block 03 9:07Running 3 4:46v median +0:10
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Block 04 8:59Running 4 5:02v median +0:26
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Block 05 9:50Running 5 5:09v median +0:31
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Block 06 9:29Running 6 5:25v median +0:41
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Block 07 10:07Running 7 5:00v median +0:39
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Block 08 11:48Running 8 6:25v median +1:01
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:38
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.