The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Max Harper-Emerson finished 454th of 913 men in the Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:23:44, faster than 50% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 65% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 42% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 0:49 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:14 worse 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 8:53Running 1 4:11v median −0:54
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Block 02 8:11Running 2 4:12v median −0:30
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Block 03 9:42Running 3 5:11v median +0:04
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Block 04 10:49Running 4 4:41v median −0:23
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Block 05 10:12Running 5 5:16v median +0:06
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Block 06 8:04Running 6 5:02v median −0:17
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Block 07 9:59Running 7 4:37v median −0:10
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Block 08 13:33Running 8 5:53v median −0:02
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:26
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.