The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Joe Gallafant finished 259th of 913 men in the Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:15:57, faster than 72% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 92% of the field beaten on the runs, 50% on the stations. Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 0:42 on the median. The farmers carry cost the most time: 0:35 slower than the median.
Cardiff ran fast: the 1,764 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 0:39 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:55Running 1 4:13v median −0:52
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Block 02 7:49Running 2 3:53v median −0:49
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Block 03 8:48Running 3 4:15v median −0:52
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Block 04 9:34Running 4 4:15v median −0:49
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Block 05 9:17Running 5 4:17v median −0:53
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Block 06 7:44Running 6 4:25v median −0:54
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Block 07 9:12Running 7 4:00v median −0:47
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Block 08 11:08Running 8 4:59v median −0:56
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:33
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.