The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Cardiff 2026, Sam Lawrence crossed the line in 1:17:33: 162nd of 456 men, faster than 65% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:21 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 7:41 better against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Cardiff gained about 0:39.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:55Running 1 4:25v median −0:45
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Block 02 8:02Running 2 5:26v median +0:40
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Block 03 10:38Running 3 6:01v median +0:53
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Block 04 11:18Running 4 5:42v median +0:34
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Block 05 9:14Running 5 4:21v median −0:53
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Block 06 6:35Running 6 4:27v median −0:54
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Block 07 7:48Running 7 4:14v median −0:37
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Block 08 11:33Running 8 5:03v median −0:56
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:36
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.