The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Richard Balfe finished 444th of 466 men in the Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:55:24.
The wall balls cost the most time: 3:23 slower than the median. A harder second half: 3:11 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 8:23 in the roxzone was slower than 95% 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 11:26Running 1 6:11v median +0:59
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Block 02 10:35Running 2 7:23v median +2:36
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Block 03 13:00Running 3 7:31v median +2:24
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Block 04 13:48Running 4 7:42v median +2:35
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Block 05 13:37Running 5 8:16v median +3:02
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Block 06 12:07Running 6 8:21v median +2:56
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Block 07 13:47Running 7 7:24v median +2:32
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Block 08 18:46Running 8 8:38v median +2:36
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:23
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.