The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Josh Taphouse finished 303rd of 528 men in the Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:27:17.
Legs and stations told different stories: 66% of the field beaten on the runs, 24% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 4:22. A harder second half: 2:25 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 9:55Running 1 4:58v median −0:14
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Block 02 8:26Running 2 4:29v median −0:19
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Block 03 10:31Running 3 5:12v median +0:04
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Block 04 9:34Running 4 4:45v median −0:20
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Block 05 10:16Running 5 4:54v median −0:20
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Block 06 8:28Running 6 5:05v median −0:20
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Block 07 9:26Running 7 4:41v median −0:10
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Block 08 16:45Running 8 5:37v median −0:24
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:59
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.