The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Nathan Rees finished 402nd of 466 men in the Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:43:55.
A station race more than a running one: 46% of the field beaten on the stations, against 5% on the runs. Stronger after halfway: 2:04 better against the middle of the field than before it. The roxzone cost time: 7:11, behind 91% of the field.
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 5:42v median +0:30
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Block 02 9:50Running 2 7:13v median +2:26
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Block 03 11:08Running 3 8:25v median +3:18
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Block 04 16:18Running 4 8:34v median +3:27
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Block 05 11:44Running 5 6:45v median +1:31
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Block 06 9:15Running 6 6:54v median +1:29
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Block 07 12:32Running 7 6:45v median +1:53
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Block 08 15:58Running 8 8:26v median +2:24
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:11
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.