The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Jafar Said finished 568th of 913 men in the Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:29:23.
Legs and stations told different stories: 82% of the field beaten on the runs, 15% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 8:28. A harder second half: 8:31 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 1:50 faster at Cardiff 2026 than at Rome 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:37Running 1 4:41v median −0:24
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Block 02 8:44Running 2 4:07v median −0:35
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Block 03 9:43Running 3 4:23v median −0:44
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Block 04 9:45Running 4 4:20v median −0:44
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Block 05 9:43Running 5 4:38v median −0:32
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Block 06 7:55Running 6 4:39v median −0:40
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Block 07 10:25Running 7 4:20v median −0:27
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Block 08 20:20Running 8 5:01v median −0:54
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:14
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.