The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Andrew Baker finished 695th of 913 men in the Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:37:57.
Legs and stations told different stories: 52% of the field beaten on the runs, 9% on the stations. On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 10:41. The race faded late: the second half went 16:39 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 8:44Running 1 4:17v median −0:48
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Block 02 7:35Running 2 5:10v median +0:28
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Block 03 10:35Running 3 5:48v median +0:41
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Block 04 11:14Running 4 4:18v median −0:46
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Block 05 11:04Running 5 6:13v median +1:03
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Block 06 7:06Running 6 4:35v median −0:44
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Block 07 19:59Running 7 4:15v median −0:32
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Block 08 18:10Running 8 6:31v median +0:36
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:33
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.