The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ieuan Rees finished 338th of 466 men in the Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:33:49.
A station race more than a running one: 44% of the field beaten on the stations, against 16% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 1:23 behind the median. A harder second half: 2:00 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Athletes who raced both Cardiff 2026 and Manchester 2026 were 3:29 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:58Running 1 5:18v median +0:06
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Block 02 9:45Running 2 6:37v median +1:50
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Block 03 11:14Running 3 7:06v median +1:59
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Block 04 10:53Running 4 5:12v median +0:05
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Block 05 10:47Running 5 5:42v median +0:28
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Block 06 8:41Running 6 5:44v median +0:19
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Block 07 14:54Running 7 8:24v median +3:32
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Block 08 13:02Running 8 6:40v median +0:38
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:39
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.