The race, in three figures
The race, in words
David Renard finished 653rd of 913 men in the Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:34:48.
The stations carried this race: faster than 53% of the field across all eight, against 13% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 0:40 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:12 better 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 9:20Running 1 5:07v median +0:02
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Block 02 10:00Running 2 6:54v median +2:12
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Block 03 12:32Running 3 7:21v median +2:14
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Block 04 12:39Running 4 7:10v median +2:06
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Block 05 11:44Running 5 7:13v median +2:03
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Block 06 8:33Running 6 5:28v median +0:09
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Block 07 12:19Running 7 6:36v median +1:49
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Block 08 12:22Running 8 6:00v median +0:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:21
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.