The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Cardiff 2026, Alexander Coakley crossed the line in 1:16:29: 159th of 528 men, faster than 70% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 78% of the field across all eight, against 52% on the runs. The burpee broad jumps were where this race was made, 1:34 ahead of the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:29 worse 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 9:30Running 1 5:00v median −0:12
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Block 02 7:02Running 2 4:28v median −0:20
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Block 03 8:30Running 3 4:37v median −0:31
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Block 04 8:55Running 4 4:41v median −0:24
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Block 05 9:17Running 5 4:44v median −0:30
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Block 06 7:09Running 6 4:54v median −0:31
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Block 07 8:34Running 7 4:19v median −0:32
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Block 08 14:22Running 8 8:50v median +2:49
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:14
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.