The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Owen Sullivan finished 141st of 456 men in the Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:16:16, faster than 69% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 84% of the field beaten on the stations, against 51% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 2:23 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:42 better against the middle of the field 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 9:46Running 1 5:24v median +0:14
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Block 02 7:07Running 2 4:51v median +0:05
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Block 03 8:31Running 3 5:07v median −0:01
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Block 04 10:10Running 4 5:09v median +0:01
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Block 05 9:47Running 5 5:10v median −0:04
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Block 06 7:28Running 6 5:18v median −0:03
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Block 07 9:03Running 7 4:45v median −0:06
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Block 08 10:14Running 8 5:51v median −0:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:14
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.