The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Rob Umeokafor finished in the top 10% of the field at Cardiff 2026, in 1:07:38 for 72nd of 913 men in the Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 1:30 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:34 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 2:32, ahead of 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:51Running 1 4:29v median −0:36
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Block 02 7:16Running 2 3:56v median −0:46
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Block 03 7:41Running 3 3:53v median −1:14
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Block 04 8:22Running 4 3:53v median −1:11
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Block 05 8:36Running 5 4:05v median −1:05
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Block 06 6:29Running 6 4:12v median −1:07
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Block 07 7:29Running 7 3:49v median −0:58
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Block 08 10:24Running 8 4:43v median −1:12
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 2:32
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.