The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Billy Gardener finished 453rd of 913 men in the Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:23:42, faster than 50% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 0:45 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:20 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 9:51Running 1 5:19v median +0:14
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Block 02 8:06Running 2 4:42v median +0:00
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Block 03 10:11Running 3 5:07v median +0:00
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Block 04 11:19Running 4 5:12v median +0:08
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Block 05 9:55Running 5 5:21v median +0:11
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Block 06 8:25Running 6 5:33v median +0:14
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Block 07 9:14Running 7 4:56v median +0:09
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Block 08 12:46Running 8 6:15v median +0:20
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:57
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.