The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Aidan O'Hare finished 321st of 456 men in the Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:32:16.
Legs and stations told different stories: 43% of the field beaten on the runs, 18% on the stations. The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 2:29 slower than the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 6:16 better against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Cardiff gained about 0:39.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:17Running 1 5:51v median +0:41
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Block 02 9:34Running 2 5:24v median +0:38
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Block 03 11:15Running 3 5:27v median +0:19
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Block 04 13:31Running 4 5:18v median +0:10
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Block 05 10:30Running 5 5:20v median +0:06
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Block 06 9:20Running 6 5:27v median +0:06
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Block 07 10:09Running 7 4:51v median +0:00
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Block 08 12:57Running 8 5:32v median −0:27
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:47
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.