The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Jake Messer finished 75th of 528 men in the Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:10:26, faster than 86% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 2:07 on the median. The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 0:39 slower than the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 4:30 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Athletes who raced both Cardiff 2026 and Glasgow 2026 were 2:48 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:50Running 1 4:30v median −0:42
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Block 02 6:16Running 2 4:04v median −0:44
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Block 03 7:37Running 3 4:32v median −0:36
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Block 04 10:55Running 4 4:28v median −0:37
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Block 05 8:50Running 5 4:11v median −1:03
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Block 06 7:03Running 6 4:39v median −0:46
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Block 07 7:00Running 7 4:09v median −0:42
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Block 08 9:47Running 8 5:06v median −0:55
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:13
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 518
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 518 men who finished.