The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:29:40 at Cardiff 2026 put Finley Armstrong 302nd of 456 men in the Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 50% of the field beaten on the runs, 25% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 3:36 behind the median. A harder second half: 4:16 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:37Running 1 4:59v median −0:11
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Block 02 7:29Running 2 4:31v median −0:15
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Block 03 9:42Running 3 4:58v median −0:10
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Block 04 11:28Running 4 5:04v median −0:04
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Block 05 10:16Running 5 5:13v median −0:01
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Block 06 8:44Running 6 5:27v median +0:06
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Block 07 10:28Running 7 5:10v median +0:19
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Block 08 16:48Running 8 6:26v median +0:27
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:12
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.