The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Cardiff 2026, Chris Burge crossed the line in 1:10:14: 120th of 913 men, faster than 87% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 2:09 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:46 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 2:48, was faster than 90% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Cardiff gained about 0:39. That was 2:18 off the time at Bologna 2026.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:28Running 1 4:14v median −0:51
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Block 02 8:18Running 2 3:59v median −0:43
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Block 03 8:52Running 3 4:23v median −0:44
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Block 04 8:50Running 4 4:20v median −0:44
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Block 05 8:52Running 5 4:28v median −0:42
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Block 06 6:53Running 6 4:42v median −0:37
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Block 07 7:41Running 7 4:07v median −0:40
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Block 08 9:36Running 8 4:54v median −1:01
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 2:48
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.