The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Will Mitchell finished in the top 10% of the field at Cardiff 2026, in 1:03:50 for 29th of 913 men in the Open division.
The wall balls were where this race was made, 2:09 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:40 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 2:34, was faster than 96% 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:15Running 1 4:03v median −1:02
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Block 02 6:19Running 2 3:47v median −0:55
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Block 03 7:57Running 3 4:14v median −0:53
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Block 04 7:47Running 4 3:49v median −1:15
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Block 05 8:19Running 5 3:54v median −1:16
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Block 06 6:16Running 6 4:05v median −1:14
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Block 07 7:08Running 7 3:41v median −1:06
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Block 08 9:18Running 8 4:36v median −1:19
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 2:34
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.