The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Kibrom Ermias finished 906th of 913 men in the Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 2:29:43.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 14:14 behind the median. A harder second half: 9:17 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 6:47, behind 91% 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. Kibrom Ermias's fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 12:30Running 1 6:02v median +0:57
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Block 02 11:01Running 2 5:35v median +0:53
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Block 03 17:46Running 3 6:17v median +1:10
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Block 04 23:59Running 4 6:30v median +1:26
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Block 05 12:57Running 5 6:30v median +1:20
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Block 06 14:25Running 6 8:43v median +3:24
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Block 07 17:39Running 7 6:12v median +1:25
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Block 08 32:41Running 8 11:36v median +5:41
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:47
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.