The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Cian McGaughey finished 666th of 913 men in the Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:35:21.
A station race more than a running one: 47% of the field beaten on the stations, against 15% on the runs. On the sled pull the field had the edge, by 1:23. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:29 better against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Cardiff gained about 0:39. 2:19 slower than at Rotterdam 2025, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:12Running 1 5:32v median +0:27
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Block 02 8:05Running 2 5:05v median +0:23
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Block 03 11:58Running 3 5:55v median +0:48
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Block 04 14:28Running 4 7:09v median +2:05
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Block 05 12:51Running 5 7:36v median +2:26
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Block 06 10:02Running 6 7:43v median +2:24
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Block 07 9:28Running 7 5:22v median +0:35
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Block 08 13:14Running 8 6:50v median +0:55
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:06
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.