The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Chris Jones finished 775th of 913 men in the Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:43:56.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 3:45 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:38 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Cardiff ran fast: the 1,764 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 0:39 quicker here than at their other races. 40:02 slower than at Copenhagen 2026, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:21Running 1 5:46v median +0:41
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Block 02 9:45Running 2 5:35v median +0:53
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Block 03 12:19Running 3 6:33v median +1:26
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Block 04 14:52Running 4 6:07v median +1:03
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Block 05 11:23Running 5 6:22v median +1:12
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Block 06 10:31Running 6 6:54v median +1:35
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Block 07 12:09Running 7 6:03v median +1:16
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Block 08 18:10Running 8 7:34v median +1:39
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:29
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.