The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Kieran Thomas finished 124th of 466 men in the Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:15:50, faster than 73% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 81% of the field beaten on the stations, against 58% on the runs. The wall balls were where this race was made, 2:51 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 5:07 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 10:11Running 1 5:34v median +0:22
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Block 02 7:38Running 2 4:56v median +0:09
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Block 03 8:39Running 3 5:03v median −0:04
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Block 04 10:43Running 4 5:02v median −0:05
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Block 05 9:32Running 5 4:56v median −0:18
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Block 06 6:52Running 6 4:54v median −0:31
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Block 07 9:07Running 7 4:35v median −0:17
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Block 08 9:40Running 8 5:46v median −0:16
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:33
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.