The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Lee Tynan won the Open division at Cardiff 2026 in 56:21, first of 913 men.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 3:37 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:07 better against the middle of the field than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 2:17, ahead of 99% 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. 1:44 slower than at EMEA London Olympia 2026, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:55Running 1 4:00v median −1:05
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Block 02 5:47Running 2 3:39v median −1:03
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Block 03 6:24Running 3 3:48v median −1:19
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Block 04 6:48Running 4 3:49v median −1:15
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Block 05 7:56Running 5 3:49v median −1:21
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Block 06 5:29Running 6 3:57v median −1:22
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Block 07 6:16Running 7 3:43v median −1:04
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Block 08 7:32Running 8 4:18v median −1:37
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 2:17
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 905
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 905 men who finished.