The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:25:19 at Cardiff 2026 put Alex Park 283rd of 528 men in the Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 59% of the field beaten on the runs, 36% on the stations. The sled pull cost the most time: 1:59 slower than the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:55 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Cardiff gave the field time back: about 0:39 faster than the average race this season, by 1,764 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:11Running 1 4:48v median −0:24
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Block 02 7:53Running 2 4:47v median −0:01
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Block 03 11:13Running 3 5:01v median −0:07
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Block 04 11:19Running 4 5:01v median −0:04
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Block 05 9:56Running 5 5:13v median −0:01
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Block 06 7:35Running 6 5:20v median −0:05
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Block 07 10:04Running 7 4:44v median −0:07
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Block 08 13:59Running 8 5:48v median −0:13
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:13
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.