The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Robert Gormley finished 235th of 456 men in the Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:24:30.
The farmers carry was where this race was made, 0:37 ahead of the median. On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 0:45. Paced to finish: the second half went 4:38 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Cardiff gave the field time back: about 0:39 faster than the average race this season, by 1,764 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:13Running 1 5:47v median +0:37
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Block 02 8:24Running 2 5:08v median +0:22
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Block 03 10:25Running 3 5:38v median +0:30
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Block 04 11:37Running 4 5:15v median +0:07
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Block 05 9:36Running 5 5:05v median −0:09
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Block 06 7:13Running 6 5:11v median −0:10
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Block 07 10:37Running 7 4:57v median +0:06
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Block 08 12:12Running 8 6:03v median +0:04
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:17
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.