The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Olly Lyons finished 232nd of 456 men in the Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:24:27.
The runs carried this race: faster than 74% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 23% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the farmers carry, 1:54 behind the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:07 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 9:52Running 1 4:46v median −0:24
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Block 02 8:33Running 2 5:38v median +0:52
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Block 03 10:09Running 3 4:56v median −0:12
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Block 04 11:17Running 4 4:31v median −0:37
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Block 05 9:56Running 5 4:34v median −0:40
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Block 06 9:09Running 6 4:36v median −0:45
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Block 07 9:45Running 7 3:53v median −0:58
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Block 08 12:39Running 8 5:02v median −0:57
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:10
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.