The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Chris Liddy finished 360th of 528 men in the Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:32:05.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 1:47 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:51 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:54Running 1 5:19v median +0:07
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Block 02 8:23Running 2 5:05v median +0:17
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Block 03 10:20Running 3 5:25v median +0:17
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Block 04 12:07Running 4 5:33v median +0:28
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Block 05 10:57Running 5 5:51v median +0:37
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Block 06 9:17Running 6 5:54v median +0:29
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Block 07 11:17Running 7 5:25v median +0:34
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Block 08 15:06Running 8 6:33v median +0:32
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:49
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.