The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:39:31 at Cardiff 2026 put Sam Wong 716th of 913 men in the Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 2:24 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:15 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 5:58, behind 85% of the field.
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 9:42Running 1 5:00v median −0:05
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Block 02 8:35Running 2 4:59v median +0:17
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Block 03 12:17Running 3 5:42v median +0:35
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Block 04 14:02Running 4 5:39v median +0:35
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Block 05 13:25Running 5 8:33v median +3:23
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Block 06 8:55Running 6 6:16v median +0:57
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Block 07 11:30Running 7 5:12v median +0:25
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Block 08 15:10Running 8 7:39v median +1:44
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:58
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.