The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Rhys Thompson at Cardiff 2026: 1:08:09, 52nd of 528 men in the Open division.
The wall balls were where this race was made, 3:18 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 3:19 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 2:52, was faster than 87% of the field.
Athletes who raced both Cardiff 2026 and Dublin 2025 were 1:09 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:17Running 1 4:49v median −0:23
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Block 02 6:49Running 2 4:21v median −0:27
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Block 03 7:50Running 3 4:30v median −0:38
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Block 04 8:29Running 4 4:31v median −0:34
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Block 05 8:50Running 5 4:40v median −0:34
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Block 06 6:58Running 6 4:50v median −0:35
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Block 07 8:22Running 7 4:25v median −0:26
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Block 08 8:47Running 8 5:19v median −0:42
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.