The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Sam Carroll finished 752nd of 913 men in the Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:42:01.
The sled pull cost the most time: 1:45 slower than the median. A harder second half: 2:07 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 5:57 in the roxzone was slower than 85% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Cardiff gained about 0:39.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:25Running 1 5:47v median +0:42
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Block 02 9:03Running 2 5:13v median +0:31
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Block 03 12:33Running 3 6:08v median +1:01
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Block 04 13:08Running 4 5:54v median +0:50
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Block 05 11:21Running 5 5:49v median +0:39
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Block 06 9:55Running 6 6:24v median +1:05
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Block 07 11:48Running 7 5:30v median +0:43
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Block 08 17:55Running 8 9:55v median +4:00
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:57
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.