The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mike Lyons finished 846th of 913 men in the Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:55:02.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 6:57 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 14:00 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 11:30Running 1 6:35v median +1:30
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Block 02 9:45Running 2 6:03v median +1:21
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Block 03 11:48Running 3 6:42v median +1:35
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Block 04 13:45Running 4 6:42v median +1:38
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Block 05 12:36Running 5 6:57v median +1:47
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Block 06 11:06Running 6 7:23v median +2:04
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Block 07 18:41Running 7 6:41v median +1:54
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Block 08 20:21Running 8 11:26v median +5:31
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:33
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.