The race, in three figures
The race, in words
James Micklem finished in the top 10% of the field at Cardiff 2026, in 1:03:53 for 25th of 528 men in the Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 2:52 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:51 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 2:52, was faster than 87% of the field.
The field ran 8:13 faster at Cardiff 2026 than at London 2024, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:20Running 1 4:06v median −1:06
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Block 02 6:23Running 2 3:52v median −0:56
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Block 03 7:33Running 3 4:10v median −0:58
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Block 04 7:22Running 4 4:08v median −0:57
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Block 05 8:28Running 5 4:08v median −1:06
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Block 06 6:30Running 6 4:16v median −1:09
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Block 07 7:30Running 7 4:01v median −0:50
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Block 08 8:58Running 8 5:04v median −0:57
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 2:52
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.