The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ralph Franklin finished 424th of 466 men in the Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:47:48.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 7:41 behind the median. A harder second half: 4:53 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 7:55 in the roxzone was slower than 95% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Cardiff gained about 0:39.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:38Running 1 4:58v median −0:14
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Block 02 9:59Running 2 6:27v median +1:40
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Block 03 12:56Running 3 7:12v median +2:05
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Block 04 12:21Running 4 6:56v median +1:49
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Block 05 12:42Running 5 7:16v median +2:02
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Block 06 9:05Running 6 5:45v median +0:20
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Block 07 12:22Running 7 5:02v median +0:10
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Block 08 20:53Running 8 6:27v median +0:25
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:55
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.