The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Tom Pennicott at Cardiff 2026: 1:05:09, 21st of 365 men in the Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 1:54 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:10 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 2:37, ahead of 94% 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 8:46Running 1 4:23v median −0:42
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Block 02 6:32Running 2 4:01v median −0:41
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Block 03 7:10Running 3 4:10v median −0:55
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Block 04 8:08Running 4 4:11v median −0:54
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Block 05 8:48Running 5 4:23v median −0:46
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Block 06 6:17Running 6 4:20v median −0:58
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Block 07 7:19Running 7 4:03v median −0:43
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Block 08 9:36Running 8 4:51v median −1:03
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 2:37
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 356
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 356 men who finished.