The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:31:45 at Cardiff 2026 put Michael Nelson 258th of 365 men in the Open division.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:52. A harder second half: 1:12 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Cardiff ran fast: the 1,764 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 0:39 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:14Running 1 5:29v median +0:24
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Block 02 8:32Running 2 4:58v median +0:16
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Block 03 10:13Running 3 5:20v median +0:15
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Block 04 12:38Running 4 5:22v median +0:17
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Block 05 11:25Running 5 5:56v median +0:47
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Block 06 8:49Running 6 5:32v median +0:14
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Block 07 9:54Running 7 4:44v median −0:02
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Block 08 15:37Running 8 6:12v median +0:18
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:26
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.