The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:55:50 at Cardiff 2026 put Joshua Vaughan 848th of 913 men in the Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 4:20 behind the median. A harder second half: 2:20 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 9:01, behind 96% of the field.
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 10:17Running 1 5:21v median +0:16
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Block 02 9:15Running 2 5:14v median +0:32
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Block 03 12:27Running 3 7:15v median +2:08
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Block 04 17:41Running 4 7:23v median +2:19
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Block 05 12:45Running 5 7:14v median +2:04
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Block 06 11:37Running 6 7:22v median +2:03
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Block 07 13:33Running 7 5:48v median +1:01
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Block 08 19:19Running 8 8:08v median +2:13
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:01
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.