The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for John Williams at Cardiff 2026: 1:07:48, 74th of 913 men in the Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 1:29 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:54 better against the middle of the field than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 2:32, ahead of 97% of the field.
The field ran 1:16 faster at Cardiff 2026 than at London Olympia 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:38Running 1 4:26v median −0:39
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Block 02 6:51Running 2 3:59v median −0:43
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Block 03 8:11Running 3 4:02v median −1:05
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Block 04 8:48Running 4 4:04v median −1:00
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Block 05 8:59Running 5 4:18v median −0:52
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Block 06 6:18Running 6 4:14v median −1:05
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Block 07 7:27Running 7 3:51v median −0:56
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Block 08 10:07Running 8 4:45v median −1:10
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.