The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Joshua Walker finished 495th of 913 men in the Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:25:43.
A station race more than a running one: 55% of the field beaten on the stations, against 34% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 1:05 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:49 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Cardiff gave the field time back: about 0:39 faster than the average race this season, by 1,764 athletes who raced both. An improvement of 3:24 on EMEA London Olympia 2026.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:26Running 1 5:02v median −0:03
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Block 02 8:35Running 2 5:00v median +0:18
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Block 03 10:12Running 3 5:58v median +0:51
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Block 04 10:57Running 4 5:34v median +0:30
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Block 05 10:32Running 5 5:43v median +0:33
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Block 06 7:30Running 6 5:35v median +0:16
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Block 07 10:21Running 7 5:14v median +0:27
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Block 08 14:48Running 8 6:52v median +0:57
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:26
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.