The race, in three figures
The race, in words
simon dempsey finished 455th of 456 men in the Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 2:46:46.
On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 15:09. A harder second half: 14:20 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 8:18, behind 96% of the field.
Cardiff ran fast: the 1,764 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 0:39 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:17Running 1 6:09v median +0:59
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Block 02 13:15Running 2 8:23v median +3:37
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Block 03 17:06Running 3 9:35v median +4:27
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Block 04 28:44Running 4 8:15v median +3:07
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Block 05 17:27Running 5 11:09v median +5:55
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Block 06 13:56Running 6 8:51v median +3:30
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Block 07 28:11Running 7 8:07v median +3:16
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Block 08 28:36Running 8 11:10v median +5:11
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:18
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.