The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:27:31 at Cardiff 2026 put Gary Crosby 305th of 528 men in the Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 50% of the field beaten on the runs, 29% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 3:16 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:37 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Cardiff gave the field time back: about 0:39 faster than the average race this season, by 1,764 athletes who raced both. The fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division for Gary Crosby.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:45Running 1 5:02v median −0:10
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Block 02 7:40Running 2 4:36v median −0:12
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Block 03 10:22Running 3 5:33v median +0:25
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Block 04 11:17Running 4 5:19v median +0:14
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Block 05 10:49Running 5 5:23v median +0:09
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Block 06 8:01Running 6 5:22v median −0:03
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Block 07 10:13Running 7 4:51v median +0:00
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Block 08 15:46Running 8 5:44v median −0:17
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.