The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Oscar Thickpenny finished 696th of 913 men in the Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:38:02.
The burpee broad jumps were where this race was made, 0:56 ahead of the median. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 3:56 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:58 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 11:02Running 1 5:53v median +0:48
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Block 02 9:35Running 2 5:39v median +0:57
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Block 03 12:18Running 3 5:49v median +0:42
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Block 04 10:57Running 4 5:54v median +0:50
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Block 05 11:29Running 5 6:06v median +0:56
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Block 06 8:41Running 6 6:11v median +0:52
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Block 07 10:28Running 7 5:52v median +1:05
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Block 08 18:15Running 8 7:28v median +1:33
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:19
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.