The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Alex Conroy finished 289th of 528 men in the Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:25:37.
A station race more than a running one: 58% of the field beaten on the stations, against 35% on the runs. The wall balls were the standout, 1:36 quicker than the median and 104th of 528. If there was time left out there, it was on the farmers carry, 0:55 behind the median.
Cardiff ran fast: the 1,764 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 0:39 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:02Running 1 5:32v median +0:20
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Block 02 7:35Running 2 5:09v median +0:21
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Block 03 9:31Running 3 5:21v median +0:13
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Block 04 11:35Running 4 5:32v median +0:27
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Block 05 10:35Running 5 5:44v median +0:30
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Block 06 9:44Running 6 6:06v median +0:41
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Block 07 10:11Running 7 5:28v median +0:37
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Block 08 11:52Running 8 6:42v median +0:41
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:36
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.