The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mick Haley finished 366th of 456 men in the Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:38:35.
The stations carried this race: faster than 34% of the field across all eight, against 10% on the runs. The wall balls cost the most time: 3:15 slower than the median. A harder second half: 4:09 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 10:01Running 1 5:16v median +0:06
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Block 02 7:29Running 2 4:48v median +0:02
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Block 03 12:46Running 3 8:16v median +3:08
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Block 04 12:57Running 4 6:56v median +1:48
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Block 05 12:17Running 5 7:13v median +1:59
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Block 06 9:48Running 6 7:07v median +1:46
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Block 07 11:57Running 7 7:01v median +2:10
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Block 08 16:40Running 8 6:39v median +0:40
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:42
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.