The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Steven Gillespie finished 746th of 913 men in the Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:41:50.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 4:15 behind the median. A harder second half: 2:42 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 3:29 faster at Cardiff 2026 than at Manchester 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:05Running 1 5:58v median +0:53
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Block 02 10:21Running 2 5:32v median +0:50
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Block 03 12:42Running 3 5:58v median +0:51
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Block 04 12:17Running 4 6:07v median +1:03
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Block 05 11:20Running 5 5:50v median +0:40
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Block 06 10:18Running 6 6:12v median +0:53
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Block 07 11:48Running 7 5:22v median +0:35
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Block 08 17:56Running 8 6:50v median +0:55
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:07
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.