The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:16:10 at Barcelona 2026 put Matt Smith 172nd of 643 men in the Open division, ahead of 73% of the field.
The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 1:10 ahead of the median. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 1:43 behind the median. A harder second half: 2:02 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 2:00 faster at Barcelona 2026 than at Cardiff 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:26Running 1 4:06v median −0:27
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Block 02 7:06Running 2 4:20v median −0:21
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Block 03 8:35Running 3 4:39v median −0:28
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Block 04 9:13Running 4 4:33v median −0:31
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Block 05 9:10Running 5 4:38v median −0:31
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Block 06 6:33Running 6 4:33v median −0:30
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Block 07 8:20Running 7 4:34v median −0:25
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Block 08 13:12Running 8 4:53v median −0:28
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:44
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 638
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 638 men who finished.