The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Wilf Sharples finished 382nd of 456 men in the Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:40:39.
If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 2:21 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:51 better 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 10:31Running 1 5:39v median +0:29
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Block 02 10:32Running 2 7:09v median +2:23
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Block 03 12:29Running 3 7:44v median +2:36
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Block 04 13:59Running 4 5:54v median +0:46
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Block 05 11:05Running 5 6:10v median +0:56
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Block 06 10:34Running 6 6:01v median +0:40
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Block 07 12:03Running 7 5:39v median +0:48
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Block 08 13:30Running 8 7:04v median +1:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:58
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.