The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Philip Hughes finished 456th of 528 men in the Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:45:53.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 3:28. The race faded late: the second half went 6:21 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 6:45, behind 85% of the field.
Cardiff ran fast: the 1,764 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 0:39 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:52Running 1 6:14v median +1:02
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Block 02 8:21Running 2 5:24v median +0:36
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Block 03 10:43Running 3 5:37v median +0:29
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Block 04 14:30Running 4 6:03v median +0:58
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Block 05 11:59Running 5 6:10v median +0:56
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Block 06 10:15Running 6 6:40v median +1:15
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Block 07 13:18Running 7 6:18v median +1:27
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Block 08 18:13Running 8 7:59v median +1:58
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:45
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.