The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Freddy O'Hare finished 151st of 466 men in the Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:16:59, faster than 68% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 93% of the field across all eight, against 38% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 1:57 on the median. A harder second half: 5:36 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 8:40Running 1 4:42v median −0:30
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Block 02 6:15Running 2 4:24v median −0:23
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Block 03 7:44Running 3 5:00v median −0:07
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Block 04 9:38Running 4 4:59v median −0:08
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Block 05 9:51Running 5 5:29v median +0:15
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Block 06 7:29Running 6 5:41v median +0:16
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Block 07 13:10Running 7 8:21v median +3:29
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Block 08 10:36Running 8 5:48v median −0:14
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:40
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.