The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Gethyn Friswell finished 242nd of 466 men in the Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:23:36.
Legs and stations told different stories: 62% of the field beaten on the runs, 42% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 0:46 behind the median.
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 9:54Running 1 5:05v median −0:07
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Block 02 7:06Running 2 4:32v median −0:15
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Block 03 10:00Running 3 5:05v median −0:02
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Block 04 11:11Running 4 4:56v median −0:11
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Block 05 9:41Running 5 5:00v median −0:14
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Block 06 8:24Running 6 5:10v median −0:15
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Block 07 9:56Running 7 4:42v median −0:10
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Block 08 13:01Running 8 5:42v median −0:20
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:26
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.