The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Roi Gil finished 692nd of 913 men in the Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:37:46.
The runs carried this race: faster than 40% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 14% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 5:07 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:54 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway 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 10:19Running 1 5:23v median +0:18
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Block 02 10:02Running 2 5:09v median +0:27
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Block 03 11:47Running 3 5:33v median +0:26
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Block 04 12:39Running 4 5:21v median +0:17
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Block 05 10:22Running 5 5:28v median +0:18
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Block 06 9:59Running 6 5:43v median +0:24
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Block 07 10:36Running 7 4:49v median +0:02
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Block 08 18:05Running 8 6:07v median +0:12
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:01
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.