The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:17:44 at Cardiff 2026 put Daniel Rees 129th of 365 men in the Open division, ahead of 65% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 88% of the field across all eight, against 39% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were the standout, 1:48 quicker than the median and 16th of 365. Stronger after halfway: 1:59 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Athletes who raced both Cardiff 2026 and Cardiff 2025 were 4:51 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:29Running 1 5:12v median +0:07
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Block 02 7:31Running 2 5:00v median +0:18
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Block 03 9:40Running 3 5:35v median +0:30
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Block 04 9:52Running 4 5:27v median +0:22
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Block 05 10:01Running 5 5:41v median +0:32
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Block 06 7:41Running 6 5:40v median +0:22
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Block 07 8:17Running 7 5:09v median +0:23
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Block 08 11:27Running 8 6:12v median +0:18
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:51
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.