The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Stewart Penders finished 249th of 365 men in the Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:30:52.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 1:30 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:17 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 9:01Running 1 4:35v median −0:30
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Block 02 8:53Running 2 5:34v median +0:52
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Block 03 11:47Running 3 5:59v median +0:54
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Block 04 11:30Running 4 5:51v median +0:46
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Block 05 11:04Running 5 5:59v median +0:50
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Block 06 9:23Running 6 6:13v median +0:55
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Block 07 10:26Running 7 5:52v median +1:06
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Block 08 14:17Running 8 6:48v median +0:54
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:34
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.