The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ben Millar finished 351st of 456 men in the Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:35:53.
A station race more than a running one: 41% of the field beaten on the stations, against 12% on the runs. On the sled push the field had the edge, by 0:46. The race faded late: the second half went 2:41 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 10:35Running 1 5:44v median +0:34
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Block 02 8:59Running 2 5:13v median +0:27
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Block 03 10:18Running 3 5:35v median +0:27
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Block 04 12:12Running 4 5:43v median +0:35
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Block 05 10:57Running 5 5:52v median +0:38
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Block 06 12:14Running 6 9:05v median +3:44
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Block 07 12:44Running 7 8:10v median +3:19
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Block 08 13:22Running 8 6:50v median +0:51
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:36
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.