The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Sam Isaacs finished 776th of 913 men in the Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:44:10.
Legs and stations told different stories: 49% of the field beaten on the runs, 5% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 8:46 behind the median. A harder second half: 6:48 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Cardiff ran fast: the 1,764 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 0:39 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:56Running 1 5:05v median +0:00
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Block 02 8:47Running 2 4:18v median −0:24
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Block 03 11:41Running 3 4:44v median −0:23
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Block 04 14:34Running 4 5:35v median +0:31
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Block 05 12:00Running 5 5:56v median +0:46
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Block 06 9:46Running 6 5:37v median +0:18
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Block 07 11:16Running 7 4:53v median +0:06
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Block 08 21:10Running 8 5:33v median −0:22
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:02
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.