The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Luke Curnock finished 903rd of 913 men in the Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 2:28:31.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 8:54. A harder second half: 3:09 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 7:39, behind 94% 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. The fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division for Luke Curnock.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 12:40Running 1 6:44v median +1:39
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Block 02 14:04Running 2 6:14v median +1:32
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Block 03 19:33Running 3 8:19v median +3:12
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Block 04 21:28Running 4 7:15v median +2:11
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Block 05 15:02Running 5 7:21v median +2:11
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Block 06 15:58Running 6 8:03v median +2:44
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Block 07 16:47Running 7 7:53v median +3:06
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Block 08 25:24Running 8 9:39v median +3:44
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:39
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.