The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:40:34 at Cardiff 2026 put PAUL LEWIS 729th of 913 men in the Open division.
The runs carried this race: faster than 34% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 14% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 4:16 behind the median. A harder second half: 2:50 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 10:48Running 1 5:36v median +0:31
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Block 02 9:42Running 2 5:00v median +0:18
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Block 03 10:28Running 3 5:18v median +0:11
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Block 04 13:53Running 4 5:29v median +0:25
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Block 05 10:57Running 5 5:29v median +0:19
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Block 06 9:41Running 6 5:59v median +0:40
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Block 07 12:02Running 7 5:27v median +0:40
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Block 08 17:43Running 8 6:36v median +0:41
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:23
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.