The race, in three figures
The race, in words
zachary arthur finished 492nd of 528 men in the Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:57:43.
The sled push cost the most time: 6:02 slower than the median. A harder second half: 1:25 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 10:29Running 1 4:54v median −0:18
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Block 02 15:31Running 2 6:44v median +1:56
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Block 03 13:06Running 3 6:56v median +1:48
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Block 04 14:08Running 4 7:07v median +2:02
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Block 05 13:10Running 5 7:21v median +2:07
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Block 06 12:26Running 6 7:58v median +2:33
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Block 07 11:58Running 7 5:53v median +1:02
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Block 08 21:20Running 8 11:26v median +5:25
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:39
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.