The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Adam Cracknell finished 285th of 913 men in the Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:17:11, faster than 69% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 78% of the field beaten on the stations, against 51% on the runs. Stronger after halfway: 1:11 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 2:53, was faster than 87% of the field.
Cardiff gave the field time back: about 0:39 faster than the average race this season, by 1,764 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:26Running 1 4:17v median −0:48
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Block 02 8:19Running 2 5:10v median +0:28
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Block 03 9:30Running 3 5:31v median +0:24
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Block 04 10:23Running 4 5:34v median +0:30
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Block 05 9:55Running 5 5:34v median +0:24
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Block 06 6:51Running 6 4:28v median −0:51
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Block 07 9:30Running 7 5:31v median +0:44
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Block 08 11:28Running 8 5:09v median −0:46
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 2:53
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.