The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Michael Otton finished 804th of 913 men in the Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:47:03.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 2:41 behind the median. A harder second half: 2:35 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 7:33 in the roxzone was slower than 94% of the field.
The field ran 2:48 faster at Cardiff 2026 than at Glasgow 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:45Running 1 6:24v median +1:19
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Block 02 10:26Running 2 5:59v median +1:17
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Block 03 11:50Running 3 6:23v median +1:16
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Block 04 12:33Running 4 6:27v median +1:23
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Block 05 12:33Running 5 6:48v median +1:38
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Block 06 10:38Running 6 7:04v median +1:45
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Block 07 12:27Running 7 6:25v median +1:38
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Block 08 17:22Running 8 7:50v median +1:55
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:33
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.