The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:38:18 at Cardiff 2026 put Alex Burlison 410th of 528 men in the Open division.
The wall balls cost the most time: 5:01 slower than the median. A harder second half: 2:06 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 6:42, behind 85% of the field.
Cardiff gave the field time back: about 0:39 faster than the average race this season, by 1,764 athletes who raced both. 4:15 faster than at EMEA London Olympia 2026, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:03Running 1 6:03v median +0:51
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Block 02 8:48Running 2 5:40v median +0:52
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Block 03 10:17Running 3 5:44v median +0:36
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Block 04 11:38Running 4 5:55v median +0:50
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Block 05 11:19Running 5 6:11v median +0:57
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Block 06 8:55Running 6 5:59v median +0:34
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Block 07 10:21Running 7 5:31v median +0:40
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Block 08 19:19Running 8 7:32v median +1:31
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:42
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.