The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Jonathan Varndell finished 525th of 913 men in the Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:26:56.
If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 1:48 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:30 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 9:56Running 1 5:11v median +0:06
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Block 02 8:35Running 2 4:52v median +0:10
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Block 03 9:57Running 3 4:57v median −0:10
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Block 04 12:51Running 4 5:04v median +0:00
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Block 05 9:59Running 5 5:14v median +0:04
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Block 06 8:12Running 6 5:23v median +0:04
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Block 07 9:59Running 7 4:52v median +0:05
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Block 08 12:34Running 8 6:07v median +0:12
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:58
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 905
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 905 men who finished.