The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Cardiff 2026, Jappas Du Preez crossed the line in 1:16:03: 148th of 528 men, faster than 72% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 1:10 on the median.
Cardiff gave the field time back: about 0:39 faster than the average race this season, by 1,764 athletes who raced both. That was 2:13 off the time at Mechelen 2026.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:19Running 1 5:00v median −0:12
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Block 02 6:26Running 2 4:09v median −0:39
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Block 03 9:12Running 3 4:46v median −0:22
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Block 04 9:00Running 4 4:22v median −0:43
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Block 05 9:23Running 5 4:33v median −0:41
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Block 06 7:16Running 6 4:38v median −0:47
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Block 07 9:32Running 7 4:26v median −0:25
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Block 08 11:42Running 8 5:16v median −0:45
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:16
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.