The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:42:27 at Cardiff 2026 put Jamie Smith 397th of 466 men in the Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 5:22 behind the median. A harder second half: 5:18 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 10:24Running 1 5:32v median +0:20
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Block 02 8:13Running 2 5:08v median +0:21
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Block 03 11:36Running 3 6:02v median +0:55
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Block 04 14:18Running 4 6:21v median +1:14
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Block 05 10:45Running 5 5:46v median +0:32
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Block 06 8:47Running 6 5:33v median +0:08
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Block 07 13:32Running 7 5:17v median +0:25
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Block 08 19:48Running 8 7:41v median +1:39
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:07
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.