The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Phil Sainsbury finished 704th of 913 men in the Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:38:33.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 3:47 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 4:19 worse 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:57Running 1 5:30v median +0:25
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Block 02 8:40Running 2 5:16v median +0:34
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Block 03 10:45Running 3 5:44v median +0:37
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Block 04 14:09Running 4 5:29v median +0:25
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Block 05 10:27Running 5 5:31v median +0:21
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Block 06 8:51Running 6 5:50v median +0:31
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Block 07 13:08Running 7 7:02v median +2:15
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Block 08 17:42Running 8 7:04v median +1:09
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:57
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.