The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Thomas Bailey finished 308th of 466 men in the Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:31:00.
Legs and stations told different stories: 51% of the field beaten on the runs, 25% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:37. The race faded late: the second half went 6:05 worse 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 10:01Running 1 5:01v median −0:11
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Block 02 7:58Running 2 4:38v median −0:09
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Block 03 10:22Running 3 4:58v median −0:09
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Block 04 10:15Running 4 5:02v median −0:05
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Block 05 10:10Running 5 5:07v median −0:07
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Block 06 9:33Running 6 5:57v median +0:32
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Block 07 10:46Running 7 4:55v median +0:03
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Block 08 15:32Running 8 6:10v median +0:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:26
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.