The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Alex Williams finished 884th of 913 men in the Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 2:09:33.
The wall balls cost the most time: 12:48 slower than the median. A harder second half: 19:57 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 8:28 in the roxzone was slower than 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 11:42Running 1 6:08v median +1:03
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Block 02 9:41Running 2 5:47v median +1:05
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Block 03 13:15Running 3 6:28v median +1:21
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Block 04 15:10Running 4 6:19v median +1:15
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Block 05 12:12Running 5 6:50v median +1:40
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Block 06 13:22Running 6 10:09v median +4:50
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Block 07 15:09Running 7 6:20v median +1:33
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Block 08 30:38Running 8 10:59v median +5:04
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:28
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.