The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Daniel Burns at Cardiff 2026: 1:03:50, 23rd of 528 men in the Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 2:16 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:22 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 2:30, ahead of 99% of the field.
Cardiff ran fast: the 1,764 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 0:39 quicker here than at their other races. 14:38 faster than at Dublin 2023, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:32Running 1 4:09v median −1:03
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Block 02 5:59Running 2 3:51v median −0:57
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Block 03 7:23Running 3 4:05v median −1:03
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Block 04 8:03Running 4 4:09v median −0:56
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Block 05 8:37Running 5 4:11v median −1:03
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Block 06 6:17Running 6 4:24v median −1:01
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Block 07 7:13Running 7 3:58v median −0:53
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Block 08 9:21Running 8 4:51v median −1:10
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 2:30
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 518
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 518 men who finished.