The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:57:20 at Cardiff 2026 put Balaji Rajendran 858th of 913 men in the Open division.
On the sled push the field had the edge, by 5:50. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:52 better 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 11:22Running 1 6:24v median +1:19
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Block 02 14:59Running 2 5:45v median +1:03
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Block 03 14:09Running 3 5:47v median +0:40
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Block 04 15:24Running 4 6:10v median +1:06
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Block 05 13:02Running 5 6:54v median +1:44
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Block 06 14:15Running 6 7:42v median +2:23
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Block 07 14:26Running 7 5:39v median +0:52
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Block 08 14:30Running 8 6:35v median +0:40
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:16
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.