The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Andy Forshaw finished 253rd of 456 men in the Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:25:28.
A station race more than a running one: 55% of the field beaten on the stations, against 35% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 0:31 behind the median. Stronger after halfway: 3:54 better against the middle of the field 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. The fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division for Andy Forshaw.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:42Running 1 5:52v median +0:42
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Block 02 8:26Running 2 5:13v median +0:27
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Block 03 10:09Running 3 5:27v median +0:19
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Block 04 11:11Running 4 5:35v median +0:27
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Block 05 10:19Running 5 5:35v median +0:21
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Block 06 7:48Running 6 5:36v median +0:15
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Block 07 9:44Running 7 5:02v median +0:11
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Block 08 12:43Running 8 6:18v median +0:19
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:30
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.