The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:44:32 at Cardiff 2026 put Paul Hoatson 399th of 456 men in the Open division.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 4:47. The race faded late: the second half went 3:44 worse 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 12:00Running 1 6:49v median +1:39
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Block 02 9:10Running 2 6:10v median +1:24
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Block 03 12:07Running 3 6:26v median +1:18
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Block 04 13:05Running 4 6:13v median +1:05
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Block 05 11:42Running 5 6:06v median +0:52
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Block 06 9:48Running 6 6:22v median +1:01
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Block 07 13:14Running 7 5:43v median +0:52
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Block 08 18:46Running 8 7:13v median +1:14
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:44
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.