The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Gethin Davies finished 282nd of 365 men in the Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:34:57.
The stations carried this race: faster than 38% of the field across all eight, against 18% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 1:46 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 4:38 better against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Cardiff gained about 0:39.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:12Running 1 5:39v median +0:34
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Block 02 8:21Running 2 5:20v median +0:38
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Block 03 13:18Running 3 8:51v median +3:46
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Block 04 13:26Running 4 5:49v median +0:44
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Block 05 10:56Running 5 6:00v median +0:51
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Block 06 8:27Running 6 5:53v median +0:35
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Block 07 10:47Running 7 5:35v median +0:49
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Block 08 13:57Running 8 6:20v median +0:26
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:36
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.