The race, in three figures
The race, in words
luigi mongelli finished 518th of 528 men in the Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 2:19:04.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 10:20 behind the median. A harder second half: 15:26 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 9:50, behind 95% of the field.
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 12:47Running 1 6:51v median +1:39
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Block 02 10:52Running 2 6:28v median +1:40
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Block 03 13:43Running 3 6:18v median +1:10
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Block 04 16:03Running 4 6:45v median +1:40
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Block 05 14:34Running 5 8:17v median +3:03
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Block 06 13:05Running 6 8:43v median +3:18
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Block 07 16:31Running 7 7:42v median +2:51
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Block 08 31:42Running 8 14:36v median +8:35
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:50
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.