The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:53:55 at Cardiff 2026 put Joshua Rees 438th of 466 men in the Open division.
The stations carried this race: faster than 25% of the field across all eight, against 3% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 1:50 behind the median. A harder second half: 7:08 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 10:36Running 1 5:40v median +0:28
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Block 02 9:34Running 2 6:43v median +1:56
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Block 03 13:00Running 3 8:20v median +3:13
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Block 04 15:26Running 4 8:49v median +3:42
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Block 05 14:28Running 5 8:56v median +3:42
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Block 06 15:37Running 6 11:18v median +5:53
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Block 07 13:09Running 7 7:44v median +2:52
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Block 08 16:24Running 8 7:49v median +1:47
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.