The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Adam Mears finished 579th of 913 men in the Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:30:06.
The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 1:28 slower than the median. A harder second half: 1:38 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 6:13, behind 88% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Cardiff gained about 0:39.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:21Running 1 5:03v median −0:02
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Block 02 8:22Running 2 4:41v median −0:01
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Block 03 10:26Running 3 5:19v median +0:12
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Block 04 10:34Running 4 5:22v median +0:18
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Block 05 10:44Running 5 5:40v median +0:30
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Block 06 8:38Running 6 5:48v median +0:29
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Block 07 11:46Running 7 5:15v median +0:28
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Block 08 14:05Running 8 6:30v median +0:35
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:13
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.