The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Andrew Williams finished 490th of 528 men in the Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:56:11.
The sandbag lunges were the standout, 4:37 quicker than the median and 36th of 528. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 4:35 behind the median. A harder second half: 6:05 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 10:41Running 1 5:38v median +0:26
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Block 02 10:08Running 2 6:10v median +1:22
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Block 03 13:11Running 3 7:03v median +1:55
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Block 04 15:38Running 4 6:59v median +1:54
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Block 05 12:39Running 5 7:27v median +2:13
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Block 06 10:35Running 6 7:13v median +1:48
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Block 07 6:43Running 7 6:22v median +1:31
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Block 08 20:03Running 8 8:42v median +2:41
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 16:37
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.