The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:54:46 at Cardiff 2026 put Paul Sweeden 429th of 456 men in the Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 4:48 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 5:46 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 9:57, behind 98% of the field.
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 10:12Running 1 5:31v median +0:21
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Block 02 8:49Running 2 5:41v median +0:55
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Block 03 11:33Running 3 6:13v median +1:05
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Block 04 16:38Running 4 6:06v median +0:58
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Block 05 12:07Running 5 6:48v median +1:34
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Block 06 11:01Running 6 6:53v median +1:32
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Block 07 15:44Running 7 6:39v median +1:48
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Block 08 18:49Running 8 8:38v median +2:39
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:57
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.