The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Joshua Nichol finished 811th of 913 men in the Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:47:48.
On the sled pull the field had the edge, by 2:44. Paced to finish: the second half went 8:56 better against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 10:09, behind 98% of the field.
Cardiff gave the field time back: about 0:39 faster than the average race this season, by 1,764 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:18Running 1 5:52v median +0:47
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Block 02 8:33Running 2 5:21v median +0:39
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Block 03 16:29Running 3 9:05v median +3:58
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Block 04 13:46Running 4 6:11v median +1:07
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Block 05 10:47Running 5 5:51v median +0:41
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Block 06 9:51Running 6 6:40v median +1:21
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Block 07 11:57Running 7 5:33v median +0:46
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Block 08 15:01Running 8 6:45v median +0:50
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:09
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.