The race, in three figures
The race, in words
James Darragh finished 307th of 456 men in the Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:30:19.
On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 1:38. A harder second half: 4:55 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 2:48 faster at Cardiff 2026 than at Glasgow 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:03Running 1 5:12v median +0:02
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Block 02 8:10Running 2 4:59v median +0:13
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Block 03 9:30Running 3 5:16v median +0:08
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Block 04 11:21Running 4 5:26v median +0:18
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Block 05 10:09Running 5 5:21v median +0:07
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Block 06 9:38Running 6 5:56v median +0:35
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Block 07 12:02Running 7 5:29v median +0:38
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Block 08 15:21Running 8 7:07v median +1:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:07
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.