The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Craig Pollard finished 488th of 913 men in the Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:25:30.
A station race more than a running one: 74% of the field beaten on the stations, against 22% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 1:38 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 5:52 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Cardiff ran fast: the 1,764 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 0:39 quicker here than at their other races. The fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division for Craig Pollard.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:47Running 1 6:23v median +1:18
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Block 02 10:08Running 2 7:28v median +2:46
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Block 03 9:25Running 3 5:42v median +0:35
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Block 04 12:03Running 4 5:30v median +0:26
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Block 05 10:13Running 5 5:28v median +0:18
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Block 06 7:46Running 6 5:32v median +0:13
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Block 07 9:36Running 7 5:17v median +0:30
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Block 08 11:56Running 8 6:43v median +0:48
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:38
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.