The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:11:42 at Cardiff 2026 put Mark Phillips 511th of 528 men in the Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 10:07 behind the median. A harder second half: 10:14 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 4:51 faster at Cardiff 2026 than at Cardiff 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:47Running 1 5:46v median +0:34
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Block 02 12:54Running 2 7:49v median +3:01
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Block 03 15:27Running 3 8:25v median +3:17
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Block 04 17:00Running 4 8:24v median +3:19
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Block 05 14:07Running 5 8:19v median +3:05
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Block 06 12:53Running 6 8:53v median +3:28
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Block 07 15:55Running 7 6:15v median +1:24
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Block 08 27:07Running 8 10:14v median +4:13
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:37
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.