The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Samuel Coles finished 435th of 456 men in the Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:56:16.
On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 4:09. A harder second half: 3:34 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 6:46, behind 90% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Cardiff gained about 0:39.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:14Running 1 6:44v median +1:34
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Block 02 9:55Running 2 6:25v median +1:39
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Block 03 13:04Running 3 6:56v median +1:48
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Block 04 16:55Running 4 7:02v median +1:54
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Block 05 12:42Running 5 7:24v median +2:10
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Block 06 10:23Running 6 7:24v median +2:03
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Block 07 15:19Running 7 6:47v median +1:56
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Block 08 20:02Running 8 9:30v median +3:31
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:46
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.