The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:14:52 at Cardiff 2026 put Wayne Hedley on the age-group podium: 3rd of 38 in the 45–49 age group.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 0:54 on the median. A harder second half: 2:01 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 3:02, ahead of 85% 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 9:04Running 1 4:31v median −0:41
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Block 02 6:31Running 2 4:06v median −0:41
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Block 03 8:30Running 3 4:31v median −0:36
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Block 04 9:15Running 4 4:26v median −0:41
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Block 05 9:59Running 5 5:08v median −0:06
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Block 06 7:10Running 6 4:51v median −0:34
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Block 07 9:21Running 7 4:22v median −0:30
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Block 08 12:02Running 8 5:24v median −0:38
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:02
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 461
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 461 men who finished.