The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Daniel Ellis finished 268th of 456 men in the Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:26:21.
The stations carried this race: faster than 63% of the field across all eight, against 24% on the runs. The sled push was the standout, 0:44 quicker than the median and 25th of 456. The race faded late: the second half went 2:33 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 9:45Running 1 5:21v median +0:11
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Block 02 7:11Running 2 4:55v median +0:09
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Block 03 9:27Running 3 5:28v median +0:20
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Block 04 11:08Running 4 5:21v median +0:13
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Block 05 10:02Running 5 5:26v median +0:12
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Block 06 8:47Running 6 5:48v median +0:27
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Block 07 12:29Running 7 8:17v median +3:26
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Block 08 12:53Running 8 6:20v median +0:21
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:43
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.