The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:54:19 at Cardiff 2026 put Mike Phillips 844th of 913 men in the Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 57% of the field beaten on the runs, 2% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 15:32 slower than the median. A harder second half: 12:47 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 10:12Running 1 5:13v median +0:08
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Block 02 8:34Running 2 4:36v median −0:06
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Block 03 10:40Running 3 4:46v median −0:21
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Block 04 18:11Running 4 4:53v median −0:11
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Block 05 10:45Running 5 4:56v median −0:14
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Block 06 10:36Running 6 5:17v median −0:02
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Block 07 12:38Running 7 4:48v median +0:01
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Block 08 28:14Running 8 5:51v median −0:04
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:33
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.