The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:58:06 at Cardiff 2026 put John Titmus 495th of 528 men in the Open division.
The sandbag lunges were the standout, 4:53 quicker than the median and 29th of 528. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 5:23 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 4:46 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 10:19Running 1 5:41v median +0:29
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Block 02 10:03Running 2 7:39v median +2:51
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Block 03 14:04Running 3 8:30v median +3:22
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Block 04 17:56Running 4 6:45v median +1:40
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Block 05 14:34Running 5 9:13v median +3:59
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Block 06 12:41Running 6 9:14v median +3:49
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Block 07 6:24Running 7 6:19v median +1:28
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Block 08 20:18Running 8 8:30v median +2:29
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:50
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.