The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Robert Lawler finished 477th of 528 men in the Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:51:29.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 6:43 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 3:39 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 11:57Running 1 6:39v median +1:27
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Block 02 9:02Running 2 5:50v median +1:02
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Block 03 12:25Running 3 6:04v median +0:56
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Block 04 15:43Running 4 5:44v median +0:39
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Block 05 11:43Running 5 6:13v median +0:59
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Block 06 10:01Running 6 6:35v median +1:10
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Block 07 14:47Running 7 5:55v median +1:04
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Block 08 20:32Running 8 7:03v median +1:02
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:22
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.