The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Paul James finished 348th of 528 men in the Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:31:12.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 3:31 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 3:32 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 11:03Running 1 6:04v median +0:52
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Block 02 7:34Running 2 5:11v median +0:23
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Block 03 9:32Running 3 5:23v median +0:15
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Block 04 11:06Running 4 5:32v median +0:27
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Block 05 10:50Running 5 5:38v median +0:24
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Block 06 9:09Running 6 5:45v median +0:20
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Block 07 9:55Running 7 5:15v median +0:24
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Block 08 17:06Running 8 6:49v median +0:48
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:00
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.