The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:36:19 at Cardiff 2026 put Paul Wright 528th of 528 men in the Open division.
The wall balls cost the most time: 8:24 slower than the median. A harder second half: 14:05 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 18:31, behind 99% 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. That was 59:22 off the time at Vancouver 2025.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 14:35Running 1 9:16v median +4:04
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Block 02 10:42Running 2 6:29v median +1:41
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Block 03 14:32Running 3 6:55v median +1:47
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Block 04 20:25Running 4 7:32v median +2:27
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Block 05 15:10Running 5 8:07v median +2:53
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Block 06 12:47Running 6 7:43v median +2:18
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Block 07 20:25Running 7 7:35v median +2:44
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Block 08 29:16Running 8 14:06v median +8:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 18:31
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.