The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Martyn Swift finished 316th of 456 men in the Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:31:24.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 1:12 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 7:52 better against the middle of the field than the first. 6:43 in the roxzone was slower than 90% of the field.
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 9:12Running 1 4:43v median −0:27
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Block 02 8:59Running 2 4:50v median +0:04
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Block 03 11:52Running 3 6:29v median +1:21
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Block 04 13:04Running 4 6:15v median +1:07
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Block 05 9:57Running 5 5:17v median +0:03
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Block 06 8:29Running 6 5:29v median +0:08
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Block 07 10:42Running 7 4:58v median +0:07
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Block 08 12:32Running 8 5:46v median −0:13
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:43
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.