The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Tom Edlin finished 520th of 528 men in the Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 2:20:01.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 10:25 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 17:55 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
-
Block 01 12:26Running 1 6:39v median +1:27
-
Block 02 9:43Running 2 6:01v median +1:13
-
Block 03 16:06Running 3 9:23v median +4:15
-
Block 04 17:30Running 4 7:39v median +2:34
-
Block 05 16:33Running 5 10:47v median +5:33
-
Block 06 13:30Running 6 9:38v median +4:13
-
Block 07 19:28Running 7 7:18v median +2:27
-
Block 08 28:48Running 8 11:37v median +5:36
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:00
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.