The race, in three figures
The race, in words
James Payne won the Open division at Cardiff 2026 in 57:40, first of 456 men.
The wall balls were where this race was made, 3:23 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:46 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 2:28, ahead of 98% of the field.
The field ran 2:48 faster at Cardiff 2026 than at Glasgow 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:11Running 1 4:01v median −1:09
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Block 02 5:45Running 2 3:37v median −1:09
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Block 03 6:23Running 3 3:53v median −1:15
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Block 04 6:51Running 4 3:53v median −1:15
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Block 05 8:05Running 5 3:51v median −1:23
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Block 06 5:47Running 6 4:04v median −1:17
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Block 07 6:19Running 7 3:41v median −1:10
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Block 08 7:54Running 8 4:31v median −1:28
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 2:28
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 452
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 452 men who finished.