The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:14:58 at Cardiff 2026 put Tom Williams 232nd of 913 men in the Open division, ahead of 75% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 0:56 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:14 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 2:55, ahead of 85% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Cardiff gained about 0:39. 0:46 slower than at Bologna 2026, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:45Running 1 5:05v median +0:00
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Block 02 7:28Running 2 4:31v median −0:11
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Block 03 8:42Running 3 4:33v median −0:34
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Block 04 9:36Running 4 4:27v median −0:37
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Block 05 9:13Running 5 4:30v median −0:40
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Block 06 7:43Running 6 4:50v median −0:29
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Block 07 8:19Running 7 4:12v median −0:35
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Block 08 11:21Running 8 5:12v median −0:43
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 2:55
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.