The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Cardiff 2026, Ciaran Connolly crossed the line in 1:09:47: 70th of 528 men, faster than 87% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 1:54 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:31 better against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Cardiff gained about 0:39.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:01Running 1 5:34v median +0:22
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Block 02 6:50Running 2 4:44v median −0:04
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Block 03 7:54Running 3 4:51v median −0:17
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Block 04 8:28Running 4 4:34v median −0:31
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Block 05 9:07Running 5 4:43v median −0:31
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Block 06 6:37Running 6 4:35v median −0:50
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Block 07 7:46Running 7 4:20v median −0:31
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Block 08 9:57Running 8 5:02v median −0:59
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:12
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.