The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Michael Hill finished 496th of 913 men in the Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:25:48.
Nowhere gained more than the sled push: 0:51 on the median. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 1:55 slower than the median. A harder second half: 4:12 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 4:14 faster at Cardiff 2026 than at Manchester 2024, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:39Running 1 5:05v median +0:00
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Block 02 7:18Running 2 4:45v median +0:03
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Block 03 9:30Running 3 5:25v median +0:18
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Block 04 10:34Running 4 5:18v median +0:14
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Block 05 10:05Running 5 5:11v median +0:01
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Block 06 8:12Running 6 5:43v median +0:24
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Block 07 11:56Running 7 4:58v median +0:11
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Block 08 14:11Running 8 6:30v median +0:35
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:27
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.