The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Tom Forbes finished 426th of 466 men in the Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:48:27.
If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 3:34 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 4:24 worse against the middle of the field than the first. 8:35 in the roxzone was slower than 96% of the field.
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 11:03Running 1 6:16v median +1:04
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Block 02 8:47Running 2 5:58v median +1:11
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Block 03 10:57Running 3 6:03v median +0:56
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Block 04 15:29Running 4 6:12v median +1:05
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Block 05 12:05Running 5 6:20v median +1:06
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Block 06 10:16Running 6 6:15v median +0:50
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Block 07 14:36Running 7 6:07v median +1:15
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Block 08 16:42Running 8 8:12v median +2:10
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:35
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 461
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 461 men who finished.