The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Marcus Brown finished 433rd of 466 men in the Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:51:10.
On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 3:31. The race faded late: the second half went 7:29 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 9:06, behind 96% of the field.
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 10:33Running 1 5:36v median +0:24
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Block 02 7:44Running 2 5:09v median +0:22
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Block 03 11:15Running 3 6:25v median +1:18
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Block 04 15:12Running 4 5:58v median +0:51
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Block 05 15:06Running 5 10:34v median +5:20
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Block 06 10:47Running 6 7:55v median +2:30
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Block 07 12:43Running 7 6:58v median +2:06
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Block 08 18:47Running 8 11:10v median +5:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:06
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.