The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:37:34 at Cardiff 2026 put Joseph Broomfield 364th of 456 men in the Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 37% of the field beaten on the runs, 12% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 4:57 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:50 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 12:48Running 1 7:52v median +2:42
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Block 02 8:18Running 2 4:48v median +0:02
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Block 03 10:46Running 3 5:17v median +0:09
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Block 04 13:42Running 4 5:10v median +0:02
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Block 05 10:42Running 5 5:28v median +0:14
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Block 06 7:58Running 6 5:14v median −0:07
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Block 07 10:31Running 7 4:37v median −0:14
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Block 08 17:35Running 8 5:52v median −0:07
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:17
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.