The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Juned Ahmed finished 524th of 528 men in the Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 2:27:49.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 7:51. The race faded late: the second half went 16:17 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 7:29, behind 90% 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 12:02Running 1 5:55v median +0:43
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Block 02 9:52Running 2 5:56v median +1:08
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Block 03 15:02Running 3 7:47v median +2:39
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Block 04 23:11Running 4 11:01v median +5:56
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Block 05 16:10Running 5 9:10v median +3:56
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Block 06 15:23Running 6 10:29v median +5:04
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Block 07 21:01Running 7 10:25v median +5:34
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Block 08 27:44Running 8 13:07v median +7:06
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:29
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.