The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:33:47 at Cardiff 2026 put Hywel Williams 339th of 456 men in the Open division.
The runs carried this race: faster than 50% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 14% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 3:15 behind the median. A harder second half: 3:01 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 10:10Running 1 5:25v median +0:15
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Block 02 7:51Running 2 4:41v median −0:05
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Block 03 10:15Running 3 4:49v median −0:19
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Block 04 12:57Running 4 4:50v median −0:18
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Block 05 10:34Running 5 5:17v median +0:03
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Block 06 8:33Running 6 5:20v median −0:01
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Block 07 12:15Running 7 4:54v median +0:03
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Block 08 16:24Running 8 6:23v median +0:24
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:50
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.