The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ross Mathison finished 420th of 533 men in the Pro division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:29:26.
A station race more than a running one: 36% of the field beaten on the stations, against 16% on the runs. A harder second half: 1:42 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 5:23 in the roxzone was slower than 91% of the field.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:31Running 1 5:06v median +0:29
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Block 02 9:38Running 2 4:41v median +0:26
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Block 03 10:38Running 3 5:06v median +0:30
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Block 04 10:57Running 4 5:36v median +1:00
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Block 05 10:23Running 5 5:40v median +1:02
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Block 06 9:02Running 6 5:50v median +1:06
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Block 07 9:14Running 7 5:19v median +0:58
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Block 08 14:45Running 8 6:46v median +1:22
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:23
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.