The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Cardiff 2026, Jake Dickson crossed the line in 1:14:25: 95th of 365 men, faster than 74% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 95% of the field beaten on the runs, 51% on the stations. Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 1:49 on the median. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 1:23 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 8:26Running 1 4:13v median −0:52
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Block 02 7:17Running 2 3:51v median −0:51
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Block 03 9:40Running 3 4:11v median −0:54
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Block 04 8:00Running 4 3:58v median −1:07
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Block 05 8:54Running 5 4:10v median −0:59
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Block 06 8:00Running 6 4:30v median −0:48
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Block 07 7:39Running 7 3:57v median −0:49
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Block 08 12:51Running 8 4:55v median −0:59
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:43
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 356
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 356 men who finished.