The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Andrew Sim finished 433rd of 528 men in the Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:41:18.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 3:01. The race faded late: the second half went 1:34 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 10:33Running 1 5:02v median −0:10
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Block 02 7:35Running 2 4:46v median −0:02
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Block 03 12:31Running 3 5:56v median +0:48
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Block 04 15:26Running 4 7:22v median +2:17
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Block 05 11:45Running 5 5:49v median +0:35
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Block 06 10:24Running 6 7:39v median +2:14
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Block 07 11:06Running 7 5:18v median +0:27
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Block 08 17:57Running 8 8:10v median +2:09
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:04
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.