The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Richard Lucas finished 751st of 913 men in the Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:41:58.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 4:37. A harder second half: 5:48 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 10:27Running 1 5:49v median +0:44
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Block 02 8:17Running 2 5:22v median +0:40
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Block 03 10:39Running 3 6:14v median +1:07
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Block 04 14:52Running 4 6:08v median +1:04
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Block 05 11:56Running 5 6:24v median +1:14
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Block 06 9:04Running 6 6:29v median +1:10
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Block 07 12:16Running 7 5:57v median +1:10
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Block 08 19:03Running 8 7:35v median +1:40
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:27
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.