The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mark Griffithhs finished 427th of 466 men in the Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:48:33.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 4:48 behind the median. A harder second half: 6:20 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 10:57Running 1 5:54v median +0:42
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Block 02 9:40Running 2 5:30v median +0:43
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Block 03 11:46Running 3 6:12v median +1:05
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Block 04 14:48Running 4 6:09v median +1:02
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Block 05 11:40Running 5 6:08v median +0:54
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Block 06 9:58Running 6 6:36v median +1:11
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Block 07 14:38Running 7 9:15v median +4:23
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Block 08 19:25Running 8 7:52v median +1:50
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:45
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.