The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Cardiff 2026, Brendan Budd crossed the line in 1:16:42: 148th of 456 men, faster than 68% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 88% of the field beaten on the runs, 47% on the stations. The wall balls were where this race was made, 0:45 ahead of the median. The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 1:06 slower than the median.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Cardiff gained about 0:39.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:26Running 1 4:04v median −1:06
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Block 02 6:44Running 2 3:57v median −0:49
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Block 03 8:38Running 3 4:22v median −0:46
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Block 04 11:16Running 4 4:26v median −0:42
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Block 05 9:55Running 5 4:47v median −0:27
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Block 06 7:42Running 6 4:36v median −0:45
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Block 07 9:33Running 7 4:04v median −0:47
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Block 08 10:57Running 8 4:56v median −1:03
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:34
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 452
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 452 men who finished.