The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Cardiff 2026, Martyn Bate crossed the line in 1:19:41: 350th of 913 men, faster than 62% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 76% of the field across all eight, against 47% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 1:42 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:07 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 9:33Running 1 5:11v median +0:06
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Block 02 7:13Running 2 4:34v median −0:08
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Block 03 9:08Running 3 5:25v median +0:18
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Block 04 11:06Running 4 5:13v median +0:09
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Block 05 9:53Running 5 5:32v median +0:22
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Block 06 8:06Running 6 5:33v median +0:14
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Block 07 9:43Running 7 4:49v median +0:02
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Block 08 10:53Running 8 5:44v median −0:11
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:10
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.