The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Sam Smith finished 527th of 528 men in the Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 2:31:48.
The wall balls cost the most time: 11:58 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 19:26 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 7:17, behind 89% of the field.
The field ran 1:45 faster at Cardiff 2026 than at London Excel 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 12:23Running 1 6:35v median +1:23
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Block 02 11:12Running 2 6:33v median +1:45
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Block 03 15:07Running 3 7:34v median +2:26
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Block 04 21:58Running 4 8:02v median +2:57
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Block 05 14:51Running 5 8:36v median +3:22
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Block 06 15:43Running 6 9:03v median +3:38
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Block 07 24:21Running 7 8:07v median +3:16
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Block 08 29:01Running 8 10:17v median +4:16
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:17
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.