The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Cardiff 2026, Seiya Sakamoto crossed the line in 1:21:44: 235th of 528 men, faster than 56% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 69% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 42% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 2:00 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:38 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Athletes who raced both Cardiff 2026 and Malaga 2026 were 1:21 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 10:00Running 1 5:06v median −0:06
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Block 02 7:46Running 2 4:37v median −0:11
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Block 03 9:30Running 3 4:43v median −0:25
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Block 04 8:37Running 4 4:44v median −0:21
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Block 05 10:05Running 5 4:52v median −0:22
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Block 06 7:56Running 6 5:03v median −0:22
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Block 07 10:03Running 7 4:38v median −0:13
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Block 08 14:17Running 8 5:31v median −0:30
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:35
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.