The race, in three figures
The race, in words
James Angel finished 451st of 528 men in the Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:44:56.
Legs and stations told different stories: 27% of the field beaten on the runs, 7% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 6:22 slower than the median. A harder second half: 3:06 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:29Running 1 5:33v median +0:21
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Block 02 8:32Running 2 5:06v median +0:18
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Block 03 12:43Running 3 6:28v median +1:20
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Block 04 14:54Running 4 5:39v median +0:34
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Block 05 10:52Running 5 5:45v median +0:31
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Block 06 9:40Running 6 5:51v median +0:26
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Block 07 13:30Running 7 6:55v median +2:04
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Block 08 19:35Running 8 6:27v median +0:26
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:45
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.