The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:30:35 at Cardiff 2026 put Paul Kostic 526th of 528 men in the Open division.
On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 10:27. The race faded late: the second half went 8:17 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 9:29, 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 12:55Running 1 7:37v median +2:25
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Block 02 12:17Running 2 7:38v median +2:50
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Block 03 14:52Running 3 8:19v median +3:11
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Block 04 24:23Running 4 8:08v median +3:03
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Block 05 14:49Running 5 8:53v median +3:39
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Block 06 14:02Running 6 9:10v median +3:45
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Block 07 21:15Running 7 8:34v median +3:43
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Block 08 26:38Running 8 12:24v median +6:23
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:29
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.