The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Matthew Plowman finished in the top 10% of the field at Cardiff 2026, in 59:56 for 15th of 533 men in the Pro division.
The wall balls were where this race was made, 2:27 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:34 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 2:30, was faster than 91% of the field.
That was 1:23 off the time at Warsaw 2026.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:02Running 1 3:56v median −0:41
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Block 02 6:29Running 2 3:38v median −0:37
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Block 03 7:14Running 3 3:48v median −0:48
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Block 04 6:53Running 4 3:45v median −0:51
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Block 05 7:46Running 5 3:47v median −0:51
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Block 06 5:42Running 6 3:56v median −0:48
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Block 07 6:51Running 7 3:35v median −0:46
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Block 08 8:33Running 8 4:23v median −1:01
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 2:30
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 527
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 527 men who finished.