The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Owain Cooper finished 343rd of 913 men in the Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:19:32, faster than 62% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 71% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 51% on the stations. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 0:46 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:54 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Athletes who raced both Cardiff 2026 and Cardiff 2025 were 4:51 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:10Running 1 4:40v median −0:25
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Block 02 7:45Running 2 4:17v median −0:25
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Block 03 8:45Running 3 4:40v median −0:27
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Block 04 10:20Running 4 4:40v median −0:24
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Block 05 9:22Running 5 4:44v median −0:26
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Block 06 7:14Running 6 4:56v median −0:23
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Block 07 10:22Running 7 4:33v median −0:14
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Block 08 13:05Running 8 5:29v median −0:26
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:32
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.