The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Cardiff 2026, Valentine O'Donoghue crossed the line in 1:17:37: 161st of 466 men, faster than 66% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 74% of the field beaten on the stations, against 53% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 1:55 on the median. A harder second half: 1:12 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway 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. An improvement of 2:34 on Turin 2026.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:39Running 1 5:03v median −0:09
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Block 02 6:48Running 2 4:25v median −0:22
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Block 03 8:39Running 3 4:40v median −0:27
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Block 04 9:41Running 4 4:50v median −0:17
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Block 05 9:46Running 5 4:57v median −0:17
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Block 06 8:33Running 6 5:52v median +0:27
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Block 07 9:31Running 7 4:58v median +0:06
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Block 08 11:31Running 8 6:41v median +0:39
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:34
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.