The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Steve Cope finished 434th of 533 men in the Pro division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:30:57.
Legs and stations told different stories: 41% of the field beaten on the runs, 12% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 4:50 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:27 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Athletes who raced both Cardiff 2026 and London Olympia 2026 were 1:13 slower here, so the course was tougher than the clock suggests.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:31Running 1 4:48v median +0:11
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Block 02 9:55Running 2 4:30v median +0:15
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Block 03 10:27Running 3 4:52v median +0:16
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Block 04 11:52Running 4 4:51v median +0:15
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Block 05 9:31Running 5 4:45v median +0:07
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Block 06 8:26Running 6 5:00v median +0:16
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Block 07 10:23Running 7 4:34v median +0:13
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Block 08 17:03Running 8 5:36v median +0:12
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:53
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.