The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:21:33 at Cardiff 2026 put Paul McVittie 203rd of 456 men in the Open division, ahead of 56% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 68% of the field beaten on the stations, against 42% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 1:05 on the median. A harder second half: 1:39 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 10:04Running 1 5:19v median +0:09
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Block 02 7:23Running 2 4:49v median +0:03
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Block 03 8:44Running 3 5:06v median −0:02
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Block 04 9:53Running 4 5:14v median +0:06
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Block 05 10:15Running 5 5:29v median +0:15
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Block 06 7:43Running 6 5:40v median +0:19
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Block 07 9:52Running 7 5:07v median +0:16
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Block 08 13:19Running 8 6:39v median +0:40
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:23
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.