The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Simon Taylor finished 278th of 365 men in the Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:34:43.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:12. The race faded late: the second half went 3:38 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 1:16 slower at Cardiff 2026 than at Warsaw 2026, which makes this time better than it looks.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:09Running 1 5:33v median +0:28
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Block 02 9:03Running 2 5:30v median +0:48
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Block 03 10:33Running 3 5:56v median +0:51
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Block 04 12:21Running 4 5:47v median +0:42
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Block 05 10:41Running 5 5:55v median +0:46
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Block 06 8:37Running 6 6:20v median +1:02
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Block 07 12:30Running 7 5:49v median +1:03
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Block 08 16:45Running 8 8:00v median +2:06
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:09
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.