The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Cardiff 2026, Ben Pearson crossed the line in 1:16:01: 137th of 456 men, faster than 70% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 83% of the field across all eight, against 51% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 1:17 on the median. A harder second half: 2:51 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Cardiff ran fast: the 1,764 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 0:39 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:32Running 1 4:24v median −0:46
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Block 02 6:33Running 2 4:18v median −0:28
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Block 03 8:10Running 3 4:47v median −0:21
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Block 04 9:41Running 4 4:54v median −0:14
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Block 05 9:23Running 5 4:52v median −0:22
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Block 06 10:59Running 6 8:29v median +3:08
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Block 07 8:23Running 7 4:41v median −0:10
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Block 08 10:37Running 8 5:08v median −0:51
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:47
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.