The race, in three figures
The race, in words
James Daniel Lewis finished 280th of 466 men in the Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:27:13.
Legs and stations told different stories: 60% of the field beaten on the runs, 26% on the stations. On the sled pull the field had the edge, by 1:58. Paced to finish: the second half went 4:42 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 9:24Running 1 4:51v median −0:21
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Block 02 8:09Running 2 4:29v median −0:18
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Block 03 11:53Running 3 5:46v median +0:39
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Block 04 12:43Running 4 5:08v median +0:01
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Block 05 10:02Running 5 5:05v median −0:09
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Block 06 8:17Running 6 5:02v median −0:23
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Block 07 9:34Running 7 4:28v median −0:24
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Block 08 13:03Running 8 5:40v median −0:22
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:12
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.