The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Joe McLean finished 294th of 913 men in the Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:17:37, faster than 68% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 89% of the field beaten on the runs, 44% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 2:07 slower than the median. A harder second half: 2:27 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Cardiff gained about 0:39.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:24Running 1 4:08v median −0:57
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Block 02 7:38Running 2 4:03v median −0:39
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Block 03 9:45Running 3 4:28v median −0:39
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Block 04 9:06Running 4 4:20v median −0:44
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Block 05 9:03Running 5 4:28v median −0:42
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Block 06 7:35Running 6 4:33v median −0:46
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Block 07 9:13Running 7 3:59v median −0:48
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Block 08 13:59Running 8 5:01v median −0:54
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 2:58
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.