The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:13:44 at Cardiff 2026 put Anthony James 103rd of 456 men in the Open division, ahead of 77% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 84% of the field beaten on the runs, 64% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 0:57 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:04 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 8:01Running 1 3:59v median −1:11
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Block 02 7:31Running 2 4:04v median −0:42
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Block 03 8:00Running 3 4:31v median −0:37
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Block 04 9:29Running 4 4:27v median −0:41
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Block 05 8:56Running 5 4:30v median −0:44
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Block 06 7:13Running 6 4:52v median −0:29
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Block 07 9:54Running 7 4:02v median −0:49
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Block 08 11:38Running 8 5:33v median −0:26
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:06
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.