The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Declan Smith finished in the top 10% of the field at Cardiff 2026, in 1:04:56 for 32nd of 528 men in the Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 2:55 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:42 better against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 2:48 faster at Cardiff 2026 than at Glasgow 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:26Running 1 4:19v median −0:53
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Block 02 5:53Running 2 3:46v median −1:02
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Block 03 7:00Running 3 4:04v median −1:04
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Block 04 7:28Running 4 4:14v median −0:51
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Block 05 8:51Running 5 4:21v median −0:53
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Block 06 6:56Running 6 4:30v median −0:55
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Block 07 7:38Running 7 3:59v median −0:52
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Block 08 8:49Running 8 4:58v median −1:03
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:57
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.