The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Simon Broadhead finished 515th of 528 men in the Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 2:14:50.
On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 6:22. A harder second half: 7:02 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 7:05, behind 87% of the field.
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 12:46Running 1 7:39v median +2:27
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Block 02 10:46Running 2 8:03v median +3:15
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Block 03 14:00Running 3 8:27v median +3:19
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Block 04 20:43Running 4 8:52v median +3:47
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Block 05 14:46Running 5 9:16v median +4:02
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Block 06 12:49Running 6 9:13v median +3:48
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Block 07 19:46Running 7 8:26v median +3:35
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Block 08 22:14Running 8 10:36v median +4:35
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:05
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.