The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mark Birkenhead finished 574th of 913 men in the Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:29:55.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 3:17 behind the median. A harder second half: 4:47 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:48Running 1 5:06v median +0:01
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Block 02 8:10Running 2 4:42v median +0:00
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Block 03 10:13Running 3 5:14v median +0:07
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Block 04 11:42Running 4 5:11v median +0:07
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Block 05 10:01Running 5 5:17v median +0:07
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Block 06 9:27Running 6 5:35v median +0:16
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Block 07 10:25Running 7 5:12v median +0:25
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Block 08 16:56Running 8 6:48v median +0:53
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:17
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.