The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Cardiff 2026, Bradley Barker crossed the line in 1:19:34: 153rd of 365 men, faster than 58% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 69% of the field beaten on the runs, 48% on the stations. The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 2:57 slower than the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:51 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 9:07Running 1 4:58v median −0:07
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Block 02 6:54Running 2 4:09v median −0:33
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Block 03 7:56Running 3 4:26v median −0:39
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Block 04 13:22Running 4 4:34v median −0:31
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Block 05 9:45Running 5 5:08v median −0:01
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Block 06 7:31Running 6 5:24v median +0:06
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Block 07 9:26Running 7 4:12v median −0:34
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Block 08 12:16Running 8 5:38v median −0:16
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:20
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.