The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Cardiff 2026, James Teague crossed the line in 1:09:46: 53rd of 365 men, faster than 86% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:55 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 5:59 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 2:36, was faster than 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 8:19Running 1 3:59v median −1:06
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Block 02 6:36Running 2 3:43v median −0:59
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Block 03 7:49Running 3 4:13v median −0:52
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Block 04 12:07Running 4 7:42v median +2:37
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Block 05 8:32Running 5 4:06v median −1:03
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Block 06 6:09Running 6 4:09v median −1:09
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Block 07 6:43Running 7 3:42v median −1:04
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Block 08 10:57Running 8 4:32v median −1:22
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 2:36
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.