The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Michael Pearson finished 911th of 913 men in the Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 2:51:22.
On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 14:40. A harder second half: 10:38 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 11:48, behind 99% 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 11:46Running 1 6:07v median +1:02
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Block 02 16:09Running 2 8:53v median +4:11
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Block 03 24:23Running 3 11:48v median +6:41
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Block 04 20:26Running 4 7:43v median +2:39
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Block 05 14:56Running 5 7:50v median +2:40
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Block 06 19:06Running 6 12:17v median +6:58
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Block 07 26:51Running 7 7:08v median +2:21
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Block 08 26:01Running 8 12:28v median +6:33
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:48
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.