The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Cardiff 2026, Fabien Strawbridge crossed the line in 1:23:17: 259th of 528 men, faster than 51% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 1:19 on the median. On the sled push the field had the edge, by 0:56. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:21 better against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Cardiff gained about 0:39. 2:58 slower than at EMEA London Olympia 2026, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:04Running 1 5:40v median +0:28
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Block 02 8:52Running 2 5:11v median +0:23
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Block 03 9:57Running 3 5:13v median +0:05
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Block 04 9:47Running 4 5:18v median +0:13
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Block 05 10:20Running 5 4:52v median −0:22
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Block 06 7:58Running 6 5:40v median +0:15
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Block 07 9:56Running 7 5:05v median +0:14
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Block 08 11:59Running 8 6:07v median +0:06
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:28
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.