The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Joe Smeeton finished 209th of 456 men in the Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:22:02, faster than 54% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 67% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 40% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 1:12 slower than the median.
The field ran 1:16 faster at Cardiff 2026 than at London Olympia 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:36Running 1 5:02v median −0:08
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Block 02 8:01Running 2 4:30v median −0:16
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Block 03 9:51Running 3 4:56v median −0:12
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Block 04 10:13Running 4 4:41v median −0:27
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Block 05 9:49Running 5 4:45v median −0:29
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Block 06 8:16Running 6 5:08v median −0:13
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Block 07 9:05Running 7 4:21v median −0:30
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Block 08 13:30Running 8 5:32v median −0:27
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:44
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.