The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:06:35 at Cardiff 2026 put Shan Ali 450th of 466 men in the Open division.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 10:01. A harder second half: 9:24 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 8:45, 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 11:13Running 1 6:11v median +0:59
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Block 02 11:06Running 2 5:32v median +0:45
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Block 03 13:20Running 3 6:21v median +1:14
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Block 04 17:19Running 4 6:50v median +1:43
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Block 05 12:46Running 5 7:10v median +1:56
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Block 06 11:11Running 6 7:46v median +2:21
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Block 07 14:40Running 7 6:56v median +2:04
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Block 08 26:19Running 8 9:33v median +3:31
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:45
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.