The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:45:10 at Cardiff 2026 put Sam Worley 326th of 365 men in the Open division.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 6:01. The race faded late: the second half went 9:17 worse against the middle of the field than the first. 5:58 in the roxzone was slower than 88% of the field.
Cardiff ran fast: the 1,764 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 0:39 quicker here than at their other races. 15:38 slower than at Amsterdam 2024, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:38Running 1 5:05v median +0:00
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Block 02 9:21Running 2 5:06v median +0:24
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Block 03 11:09Running 3 5:40v median +0:35
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Block 04 13:35Running 4 5:37v median +0:32
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Block 05 11:53Running 5 6:12v median +1:03
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Block 06 10:05Running 6 6:21v median +1:03
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Block 07 13:30Running 7 6:02v median +1:16
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Block 08 20:04Running 8 7:30v median +1:36
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:58
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.