The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Cian Hooper finished 453rd of 456 men in the Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 2:25:36.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 9:32 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 5:22 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 8:19, behind 96% 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 11:47Running 1 6:28v median +1:18
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Block 02 13:13Running 2 8:08v median +3:22
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Block 03 16:16Running 3 9:19v median +4:11
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Block 04 21:34Running 4 9:17v median +4:09
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Block 05 15:57Running 5 9:33v median +4:19
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Block 06 15:43Running 6 9:56v median +4:35
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Block 07 16:24Running 7 6:25v median +1:34
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Block 08 26:26Running 8 10:08v median +4:09
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:19
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.