The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Sion Bowen finished 399th of 466 men in the Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:42:57.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 3:41. A harder second half: 6:36 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Cardiff gave the field time back: about 0:39 faster than the average race this season, by 1,764 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:36Running 1 5:44v median +0:32
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Block 02 8:39Running 2 5:19v median +0:32
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Block 03 11:00Running 3 5:49v median +0:42
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Block 04 14:28Running 4 5:52v median +0:45
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Block 05 11:57Running 5 6:14v median +1:00
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Block 06 10:39Running 6 6:36v median +1:11
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Block 07 14:02Running 7 6:00v median +1:08
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Block 08 17:46Running 8 7:20v median +1:18
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:53
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.