The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Osian Davies-Litt finished 384th of 456 men in the Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:41:21.
The runs carried this race: faster than 36% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 8% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 6:06. A harder second half: 7:35 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 9:37Running 1 4:56v median −0:14
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Block 02 8:15Running 2 4:48v median +0:02
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Block 03 11:25Running 3 5:18v median +0:10
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Block 04 13:26Running 4 5:11v median +0:03
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Block 05 10:48Running 5 5:39v median +0:25
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Block 06 10:02Running 6 5:56v median +0:35
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Block 07 12:03Running 7 5:25v median +0:34
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Block 08 20:09Running 8 7:17v median +1:18
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:40
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.