The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Daniel Jones finished 503rd of 528 men in the Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 2:01:59.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 5:48 behind the median. A harder second half: 2:37 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 7:13, behind 88% of the field.
The field ran 3:29 faster at Cardiff 2026 than at Manchester 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 12:28Running 1 7:30v median +2:18
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Block 02 10:17Running 2 5:12v median +0:24
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Block 03 13:33Running 3 9:53v median +4:45
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Block 04 17:15Running 4 6:16v median +1:11
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Block 05 11:56Running 5 6:38v median +1:24
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Block 06 12:09Running 6 7:09v median +1:44
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Block 07 16:39Running 7 5:53v median +1:02
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Block 08 20:34Running 8 10:18v median +4:17
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:13
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.