The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Wesley Dowe finished 400th of 456 men in the Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:44:38.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 3:57 behind the median. A harder second half: 6:26 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 10:28Running 1 5:55v median +0:45
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Block 02 9:12Running 2 5:21v median +0:35
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Block 03 10:19Running 3 5:39v median +0:31
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Block 04 14:56Running 4 5:45v median +0:37
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Block 05 11:29Running 5 6:04v median +0:50
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Block 06 9:43Running 6 6:08v median +0:47
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Block 07 14:36Running 7 5:44v median +0:53
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Block 08 18:56Running 8 8:27v median +2:28
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:03
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.