The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Andrew Thomas finished 141st of 365 men in the Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:18:37, faster than 61% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 76% of the field beaten on the stations, against 46% on the runs. The wall balls were where this race was made, 1:30 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 3:30 better against the middle of the field than before it.
The field ran 3:29 faster at Cardiff 2026 than at Manchester 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:24Running 1 5:08v median +0:03
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Block 02 8:48Running 2 6:14v median +1:32
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Block 03 8:03Running 3 4:50v median −0:15
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Block 04 11:03Running 4 5:02v median −0:03
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Block 05 9:57Running 5 5:04v median −0:05
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Block 06 7:21Running 6 5:17v median −0:01
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Block 07 9:18Running 7 4:53v median +0:07
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Block 08 10:54Running 8 5:51v median −0:03
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:53
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.