The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:09:59 at Cardiff 2026 put Steve Bower 54th of 365 men in the Open division, ahead of 85% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 94% of the field beaten on the stations, against 69% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 2:41 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:04 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Cardiff gave the field time back: about 0:39 faster than the average race this season, by 1,764 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:02Running 1 4:42v median −0:23
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Block 02 7:09Running 2 4:17v median −0:25
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Block 03 7:52Running 3 4:38v median −0:27
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Block 04 8:23Running 4 4:33v median −0:32
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Block 05 9:10Running 5 4:45v median −0:24
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Block 06 7:20Running 6 5:11v median −0:07
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Block 07 8:40Running 7 4:42v median −0:04
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Block 08 9:28Running 8 5:36v median −0:18
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 2:59
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.