The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Jamie Bowen finished 485th of 913 men in the Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:25:13.
The runs carried this race: faster than 70% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 30% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 3:13 slower than the median. A harder second half: 4:31 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 9:46Running 1 4:27v median −0:38
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Block 02 7:33Running 2 4:11v median −0:31
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Block 03 10:15Running 3 4:59v median −0:08
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Block 04 9:53Running 4 4:44v median −0:20
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Block 05 10:27Running 5 4:59v median −0:11
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Block 06 7:59Running 6 4:50v median −0:29
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Block 07 10:05Running 7 4:28v median −0:19
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Block 08 15:35Running 8 5:31v median −0:24
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:44
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.