The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Neil Smith finished 674th of 913 men in the Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:35:55.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 4:13. The race faded late: the second half went 5:23 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 10:14Running 1 5:28v median +0:23
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Block 02 8:45Running 2 4:45v median +0:03
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Block 03 11:36Running 3 5:52v median +0:45
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Block 04 10:58Running 4 5:14v median +0:10
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Block 05 10:50Running 5 5:27v median +0:17
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Block 06 9:11Running 6 5:43v median +0:24
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Block 07 12:04Running 7 5:10v median +0:23
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Block 08 17:33Running 8 6:29v median +0:34
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:47
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.