The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mark Brighouse finished 331st of 528 men in the Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:29:59.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:44. The race faded late: the second half went 2:19 worse 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. Mark Brighouse's fastest of 3 finishes in the Open division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:28Running 1 5:38v median +0:26
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Block 02 8:14Running 2 5:05v median +0:17
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Block 03 9:47Running 3 5:11v median +0:03
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Block 04 11:25Running 4 5:12v median +0:07
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Block 05 10:14Running 5 5:14v median +0:00
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Block 06 8:27Running 6 5:32v median +0:07
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Block 07 11:10Running 7 5:00v median +0:09
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Block 08 15:46Running 8 6:16v median +0:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:30
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.