The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Jamie Elder finished 807th of 913 men in the Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:47:33.
A station race more than a running one: 30% of the field beaten on the stations, against 7% on the runs. A harder second half: 5:57 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 7:21 in the roxzone was slower than 93% 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 11:00Running 1 6:10v median +1:05
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Block 02 9:27Running 2 5:58v median +1:16
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Block 03 11:21Running 3 6:45v median +1:38
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Block 04 14:10Running 4 7:06v median +2:02
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Block 05 13:15Running 5 7:21v median +2:11
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Block 06 11:31Running 6 7:47v median +2:28
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Block 07 12:01Running 7 6:53v median +2:06
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Block 08 17:32Running 8 8:53v median +2:58
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:21
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.