The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Cardiff 2026, Gareth Holmes crossed the line in 1:19:39: 212th of 528 men, faster than 60% of the field.
The wall balls were where this race was made, 0:52 ahead of the median. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 1:03 slower than the median.
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 9:24Running 1 4:46v median −0:26
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Block 02 7:01Running 2 4:26v median −0:22
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Block 03 9:11Running 3 5:02v median −0:06
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Block 04 10:36Running 4 4:59v median −0:06
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Block 05 9:48Running 5 5:01v median −0:13
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Block 06 7:36Running 6 5:09v median −0:16
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Block 07 10:48Running 7 4:47v median −0:04
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Block 08 11:39Running 8 5:45v median −0:16
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:40
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.