The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Stephen Ovenden finished 276th of 365 men in the Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:34:27.
Legs and stations told different stories: 45% of the field beaten on the runs, 13% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 2:52 behind the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:04 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Athletes who raced both Cardiff 2026 and London Olympia 2026 were 1:16 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:19Running 1 5:25v median +0:20
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Block 02 10:21Running 2 4:59v median +0:17
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Block 03 10:14Running 3 5:10v median +0:05
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Block 04 13:52Running 4 5:09v median +0:04
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Block 05 10:11Running 5 5:23v median +0:14
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Block 06 9:31Running 6 5:29v median +0:11
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Block 07 11:04Running 7 4:58v median +0:12
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Block 08 15:04Running 8 6:06v median +0:12
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:56
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.