The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:30:54 at Cardiff 2026 put Aled Thomas-Samuel 343rd of 528 men in the Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 87% of the field beaten on the stations, against 17% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were the standout, 4:54 quicker than the median and 15th of 528. The roxzone cost time: 9:14, behind 94% of the field.
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 5:33v median +0:21
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Block 02 8:56Running 2 6:38v median +1:50
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Block 03 10:41Running 3 6:52v median +1:44
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Block 04 11:21Running 4 6:47v median +1:42
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Block 05 11:47Running 5 7:07v median +1:53
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Block 06 8:49Running 6 5:45v median +0:20
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Block 07 7:05Running 7 7:01v median +2:10
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Block 08 13:02Running 8 6:21v median +0:20
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:14
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.