The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ben Woodhouse finished 707th of 913 men in the Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:38:51.
Legs and stations told different stories: 45% of the field beaten on the runs, 14% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 5:09 slower than the median. A harder second half: 7:33 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 9:38Running 1 5:08v median +0:03
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Block 02 7:13Running 2 4:43v median +0:01
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Block 03 11:40Running 3 5:22v median +0:15
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Block 04 12:59Running 4 5:22v median +0:18
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Block 05 10:20Running 5 5:26v median +0:16
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Block 06 8:43Running 6 5:37v median +0:18
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Block 07 14:20Running 7 4:51v median +0:04
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Block 08 18:01Running 8 6:01v median +0:06
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:00
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.