The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Alessandro Del Brenna finished 159th of 365 men in the Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:20:53, faster than 56% of the field.
The wall balls were the standout, 1:12 quicker than the median and 96th of 365. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 1:16 slower than the median. A harder second half: 1:12 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 9:53Running 1 5:04v median −0:01
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Block 02 6:39Running 2 4:32v median −0:10
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Block 03 9:09Running 3 5:04v median −0:01
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Block 04 10:40Running 4 5:07v median +0:02
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Block 05 10:05Running 5 5:16v median +0:07
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Block 06 8:00Running 6 5:32v median +0:14
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Block 07 11:13Running 7 5:01v median +0:15
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Block 08 11:37Running 8 6:16v median +0:22
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:41
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.