The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Nicholas Hand finished 738th of 913 men in the Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:41:07.
Legs and stations told different stories: 40% of the field beaten on the runs, 11% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 4:59. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:03 better 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 9:40Running 1 5:07v median +0:02
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Block 02 11:14Running 2 6:22v median +1:40
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Block 03 12:24Running 3 5:19v median +0:12
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Block 04 14:04Running 4 5:03v median −0:01
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Block 05 10:08Running 5 5:03v median −0:07
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Block 06 9:09Running 6 5:17v median −0:02
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Block 07 10:47Running 7 4:56v median +0:09
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Block 08 18:25Running 8 6:35v median +0:40
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:20
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.