The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Matthew Jacobs finished 379th of 528 men in the Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:34:06.
If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 2:00 behind 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:16Running 1 5:36v median +0:24
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Block 02 7:53Running 2 5:26v median +0:38
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Block 03 10:45Running 3 6:01v median +0:53
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Block 04 13:42Running 4 5:54v median +0:49
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Block 05 10:52Running 5 5:52v median +0:38
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Block 06 9:04Running 6 6:03v median +0:38
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Block 07 12:07Running 7 5:37v median +0:46
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Block 08 15:05Running 8 7:13v median +1:12
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:25
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.