The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mark Edeson finished 349th of 528 men in the Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:31:12.
On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 1:42. A harder second half: 1:22 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. Mark Edeson's fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:48Running 1 5:50v median +0:38
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Block 02 7:48Running 2 5:20v median +0:32
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Block 03 10:13Running 3 5:46v median +0:38
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Block 04 11:38Running 4 5:44v median +0:39
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Block 05 10:54Running 5 5:54v median +0:40
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Block 06 8:28Running 6 6:00v median +0:35
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Block 07 12:07Running 7 5:27v median +0:36
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Block 08 14:37Running 8 6:35v median +0:34
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:42
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.