The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:40:30 at Cardiff 2026 put Mark Sammon 727th of 913 men in the Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 3:11 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 4:28 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 10:21Running 1 5:52v median +0:47
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Block 02 9:25Running 2 5:31v median +0:49
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Block 03 10:51Running 3 5:52v median +0:45
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Block 04 14:17Running 4 6:05v median +1:01
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Block 05 10:54Running 5 6:06v median +0:56
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Block 06 9:39Running 6 6:29v median +1:10
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Block 07 13:38Running 7 5:54v median +1:07
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Block 08 17:27Running 8 7:25v median +1:30
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:01
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.