The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Rory Govan finished 283rd of 456 men in the Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:27:50.
The runs carried this race: faster than 58% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 24% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 1:47 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 4:00 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. Rory Govan's fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:45Running 1 5:10v median +0:00
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Block 02 8:15Running 2 4:39v median −0:07
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Block 03 11:15Running 3 5:17v median +0:09
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Block 04 12:32Running 4 5:01v median −0:07
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Block 05 10:15Running 5 5:07v median −0:07
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Block 06 8:25Running 6 5:09v median −0:12
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Block 07 10:24Running 7 4:33v median −0:18
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Block 08 12:43Running 8 5:35v median −0:24
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:20
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.