The race, in three figures
The race, in words
David Mills finished 902nd of 913 men in the Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 2:26:59.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 8:39 behind the median. A harder second half: 11:11 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 8:02, behind 95% of the field.
Cardiff gave the field time back: about 0:39 faster than the average race this season, by 1,764 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:37Running 1 6:42v median +1:37
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Block 02 13:18Running 2 6:34v median +1:52
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Block 03 15:33Running 3 7:38v median +2:31
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Block 04 21:58Running 4 7:59v median +2:55
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Block 05 15:47Running 5 9:27v median +4:17
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Block 06 13:21Running 6 9:10v median +3:51
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Block 07 22:05Running 7 8:23v median +3:36
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Block 08 25:21Running 8 11:51v median +5:56
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:02
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.