The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:16:11 at Cardiff 2026 put Dan Jones 152nd of 528 men in the Open division, ahead of 71% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 92% of the field beaten on the stations, against 64% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 4:54 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:11 better against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 4:51 faster at Cardiff 2026 than at Cardiff 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:46Running 1 5:04v median −0:08
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Block 02 6:58Running 2 4:29v median −0:19
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Block 03 8:39Running 3 4:59v median −0:09
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Block 04 9:56Running 4 5:00v median −0:05
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Block 05 9:46Running 5 5:00v median −0:14
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Block 06 7:19Running 6 5:13v median −0:12
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Block 07 4:56Running 7 4:52v median +0:01
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Block 08 10:58Running 8 5:21v median −0:40
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:57
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.