The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Sam Askew at Cardiff 2026: 1:09:00, 96th of 913 men in the Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 2:14 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:28 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 2:45, was faster than 92% of the field.
The field ran 2:48 faster at Cardiff 2026 than at Glasgow 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:13Running 1 4:41v median −0:24
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Block 02 6:50Running 2 3:52v median −0:50
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Block 03 8:44Running 3 4:24v median −0:43
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Block 04 8:24Running 4 4:18v median −0:46
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Block 05 9:00Running 5 4:27v median −0:43
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Block 06 7:03Running 6 4:34v median −0:45
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Block 07 7:25Running 7 4:09v median −0:38
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Block 08 9:38Running 8 5:01v median −0:54
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 2:45
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.