The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Aidan Hesslewood finished 575th of 913 men in the Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:29:56.
A station race more than a running one: 51% of the field beaten on the stations, against 26% on the runs. The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 1:04 slower than the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:40 better against the middle of the field 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 10:39Running 1 5:53v median +0:48
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Block 02 8:52Running 2 5:25v median +0:43
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Block 03 9:53Running 3 5:24v median +0:17
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Block 04 12:47Running 4 5:44v median +0:40
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Block 05 10:26Running 5 5:41v median +0:31
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Block 06 8:16Running 6 5:49v median +0:30
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Block 07 10:57Running 7 5:41v median +0:54
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Block 08 13:03Running 8 7:12v median +1:17
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:07
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.