The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Josh King finished 287th of 456 men in the Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:28:12.
The stations carried this race: faster than 66% of the field across all eight, against 20% on the runs. The wall balls were where this race was made, 0:59 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:42 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 10:48Running 1 6:08v median +0:58
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Block 02 8:33Running 2 5:43v median +0:57
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Block 03 10:10Running 3 6:04v median +0:56
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Block 04 11:12Running 4 6:14v median +1:06
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Block 05 11:12Running 5 6:06v median +0:52
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Block 06 9:08Running 6 6:20v median +0:59
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Block 07 9:26Running 7 5:28v median +0:37
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Block 08 12:32Running 8 6:45v median +0:46
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:15
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.