The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Craig Bailey finished 437th of 913 men in the Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:23:17, faster than 52% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 62% of the field beaten on the runs, 41% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 1:54. The race faded late: the second half went 3:27 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Athletes who raced both Cardiff 2026 and London Excel 2025 were 1:45 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 9:20Running 1 4:45v median −0:20
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Block 02 7:52Running 2 4:23v median −0:19
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Block 03 9:18Running 3 5:03v median −0:04
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Block 04 10:41Running 4 5:00v median −0:04
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Block 05 10:07Running 5 4:55v median −0:15
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Block 06 8:25Running 6 5:06v median −0:13
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Block 07 9:55Running 7 4:36v median −0:11
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Block 08 14:29Running 8 5:44v median −0:11
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:14
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.