The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Jake Oxby finished 429th of 533 men in the Pro division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:30:35.
Legs and stations told different stories: 35% of the field beaten on the runs, 14% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 3:30 behind the median. A harder second half: 4:03 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 2:23 faster at Cardiff 2026 than at Manchester 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:40Running 1 5:07v median +0:30
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Block 02 9:32Running 2 4:23v median +0:08
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Block 03 11:08Running 3 4:43v median +0:07
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Block 04 10:36Running 4 4:47v median +0:11
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Block 05 9:41Running 5 4:56v median +0:18
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Block 06 7:55Running 6 5:03v median +0:19
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Block 07 13:05Running 7 5:01v median +0:40
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Block 08 15:30Running 8 5:52v median +0:28
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:33
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 527
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 527 men who finished.