The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Elliot Bancroft at Cardiff 2026: 1:06:16, 53rd of 913 men in the Open division.
The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 1:40 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:14 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 2:56, was faster than 85% 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 8:18Running 1 3:59v median −1:06
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Block 02 6:45Running 2 3:41v median −1:01
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Block 03 8:16Running 3 4:07v median −1:00
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Block 04 8:27Running 4 3:57v median −1:07
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Block 05 8:26Running 5 3:53v median −1:17
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Block 06 6:14Running 6 4:05v median −1:14
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Block 07 7:03Running 7 3:40v median −1:07
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Block 08 9:54Running 8 4:41v median −1:14
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 2:56
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.