The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Callum Drain finished 855th of 913 men in the Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:56:58.
Legs and stations told different stories: 24% of the field beaten on the runs, 3% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 8:53 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 9:38 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 10:55Running 1 5:24v median +0:19
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Block 02 10:38Running 2 5:10v median +0:28
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Block 03 12:36Running 3 5:30v median +0:23
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Block 04 16:10Running 4 5:33v median +0:29
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Block 05 11:59Running 5 5:59v median +0:49
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Block 06 11:04Running 6 6:08v median +0:49
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Block 07 15:24Running 7 5:48v median +1:01
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Block 08 23:24Running 8 7:40v median +1:45
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:52
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.