The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ross Taylor finished 294th of 365 men in the Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:38:09.
Legs and stations told different stories: 37% of the field beaten on the runs, 10% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 5:06. A harder second half: 5:02 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Athletes who raced both Cardiff 2026 and Manchester 2026 were 3:29 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 10:04Running 1 5:33v median +0:28
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Block 02 8:47Running 2 5:04v median +0:22
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Block 03 10:03Running 3 5:25v median +0:20
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Block 04 13:49Running 4 5:37v median +0:32
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Block 05 10:39Running 5 5:24v median +0:15
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Block 06 9:40Running 6 5:38v median +0:20
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Block 07 12:35Running 7 5:10v median +0:24
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Block 08 18:09Running 8 6:30v median +0:36
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.