The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:48:07 at Cardiff 2026 put Paul Roden 334th of 365 men in the Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 4:51 behind the median. A harder second half: 8:14 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 6:19, behind 91% 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:34Running 1 5:45v median +0:40
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Block 02 9:13Running 2 5:43v median +1:01
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Block 03 11:30Running 3 6:18v median +1:13
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Block 04 13:49Running 4 5:59v median +0:54
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Block 05 11:01Running 5 6:09v median +1:00
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Block 06 13:25Running 6 9:52v median +4:34
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Block 07 13:43Running 7 6:36v median +1:50
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Block 08 18:37Running 8 7:13v median +1:19
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:19
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.