The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Cardiff 2026, Craig O'Brien crossed the line in 1:23:22: 182nd of 365 men, faster than 50% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 1:06 on the median. The wall balls cost the most time: 2:37 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 6:03 worse 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 9:12Running 1 4:38v median −0:27
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Block 02 7:47Running 2 4:19v median −0:23
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Block 03 9:13Running 3 4:26v median −0:39
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Block 04 9:17Running 4 4:32v median −0:33
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Block 05 9:30Running 5 4:45v median −0:24
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Block 06 11:26Running 6 8:30v median +3:12
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Block 07 9:25Running 7 4:15v median −0:31
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Block 08 14:32Running 8 5:22v median −0:32
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:04
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.