The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Cardiff 2026, Owen Harte crossed the line in 1:16:23: 115th of 365 men, faster than 69% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 81% of the field across all eight, against 50% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 2:04 on the median. A harder second half: 1:00 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Cardiff ran fast: the 1,764 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 0:39 quicker here than at their other races. 1:20 slower than at EMEA London Olympia 2026, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:45Running 1 5:06v median +0:01
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Block 02 7:12Running 2 4:34v median −0:08
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Block 03 8:25Running 3 5:01v median −0:04
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Block 04 8:56Running 4 5:09v median +0:04
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Block 05 9:37Running 5 5:06v median −0:03
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Block 06 7:30Running 6 5:19v median +0:01
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Block 07 9:18Running 7 5:09v median +0:23
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Block 08 12:14Running 8 6:02v median +0:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:30
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.