The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:28:40 at Cardiff 2026 put Robert Whadcock 558th of 913 men in the Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 56% of the field beaten on the runs, 26% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 3:55 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 3:18 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Cardiff ran fast: the 1,764 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 0:39 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:14Running 1 5:19v median +0:14
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Block 02 8:07Running 2 4:40v median −0:02
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Block 03 10:09Running 3 4:56v median −0:11
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Block 04 11:22Running 4 4:53v median −0:11
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Block 05 10:04Running 5 5:01v median −0:09
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Block 06 7:20Running 6 5:04v median −0:15
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Block 07 11:06Running 7 4:42v median −0:05
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Block 08 16:39Running 8 5:53v median −0:02
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:42
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.