The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:30:54 at Cardiff 2026 put Paul Gander 363rd of 365 men in the Open division.
On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 14:59. A harder second half: 8:45 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 8:58, behind 97% of the field.
Cardiff gave the field time back: about 0:39 faster than the average race this season, by 1,764 athletes who raced both. Paul Gander's fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:08Running 1 6:13v median +1:08
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Block 02 13:39Running 2 9:58v median +5:16
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Block 03 15:28Running 3 8:31v median +3:26
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Block 04 24:01Running 4 8:40v median +3:35
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Block 05 15:06Running 5 8:52v median +3:43
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Block 06 11:31Running 6 7:27v median +2:09
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Block 07 26:52Running 7 6:57v median +2:11
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Block 08 24:16Running 8 9:03v median +3:09
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:58
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.