The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Nuno Cerqueira finished 291st of 456 men in the Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:28:25.
Stronger after halfway: 1:25 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 10:55Running 1 5:56v median +0:46
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Block 02 8:16Running 2 5:23v median +0:37
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Block 03 10:11Running 3 5:31v median +0:23
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Block 04 11:23Running 4 5:40v median +0:32
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Block 05 10:51Running 5 5:45v median +0:31
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Block 06 8:25Running 6 5:52v median +0:31
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Block 07 10:59Running 7 5:40v median +0:49
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Block 08 13:02Running 8 6:00v median +0:01
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:26
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.