The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Matthew Gearing finished in the top 10% of the field at Cardiff 2026, in 1:00:53 for 17th of 533 men in the Pro division.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 2:16 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:41 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 2:27, was faster than 93% of the field.
6:22 faster than at Johannesburg 2025, the previous Pro race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:59Running 1 3:54v median −0:43
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Block 02 6:23Running 2 3:31v median −0:44
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Block 03 8:09Running 3 3:46v median −0:50
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Block 04 6:43Running 4 3:50v median −0:46
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Block 05 7:55Running 5 3:47v median −0:51
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Block 06 5:47Running 6 3:53v median −0:51
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Block 07 6:48Running 7 3:36v median −0:45
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Block 08 8:44Running 8 4:23v median −1:01
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 2:27
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.