The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Robert Philpott finished 783rd of 913 men in the Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:44:26.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 3:22. A harder second half: 7:34 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 4:00 faster at Cardiff 2026 than at Birmingham 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:36Running 1 5:32v median +0:27
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Block 02 9:02Running 2 5:11v median +0:29
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Block 03 12:22Running 3 5:48v median +0:41
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Block 04 13:10Running 4 5:34v median +0:30
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Block 05 10:56Running 5 5:28v median +0:18
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Block 06 8:36Running 6 5:53v median +0:34
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Block 07 15:01Running 7 8:41v median +3:54
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Block 08 20:08Running 8 9:55v median +4:00
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:38
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.