The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Barry Sweeney finished 445th of 456 men in the Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 2:05:41.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 8:08 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 17:55 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 6:44, behind 90% of the field.
The field ran 1:09 faster at Cardiff 2026 than at Dublin 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:15Running 1 4:59v median −0:11
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Block 02 10:38Running 2 6:32v median +1:46
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Block 03 12:00Running 3 6:01v median +0:53
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Block 04 16:23Running 4 7:32v median +2:24
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Block 05 14:41Running 5 9:05v median +3:51
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Block 06 13:08Running 6 9:00v median +3:39
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Block 07 15:34Running 7 5:58v median +1:07
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Block 08 26:22Running 8 11:28v median +5:29
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:44
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.