The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Robert Calvert finished 266th of 466 men in the Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:26:30.
The stations carried this race: faster than 55% of the field across all eight, against 31% on the runs. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 1:02 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:33 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 3:29 faster at Cardiff 2026 than at Manchester 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:28Running 1 5:43v median +0:31
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Block 02 8:08Running 2 5:16v median +0:29
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Block 03 9:14Running 3 5:33v median +0:26
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Block 04 11:02Running 4 5:34v median +0:27
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Block 05 10:20Running 5 5:40v median +0:26
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Block 06 8:46Running 6 6:01v median +0:36
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Block 07 11:25Running 7 5:16v median +0:24
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Block 08 12:34Running 8 6:42v median +0:40
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:37
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.