The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Matt Leadbitter finished 101st of 528 men in the Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:12:55, faster than 81% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 93% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 55% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:41 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 2:44, was faster than 91% of the field.
Athletes who raced both Cardiff 2026 and Glasgow 2026 were 2:48 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:02Running 1 4:24v median −0:48
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Block 02 6:46Running 2 3:52v median −0:56
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Block 03 8:10Running 3 4:22v median −0:46
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Block 04 9:55Running 4 4:04v median −1:01
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Block 05 9:00Running 5 4:07v median −1:07
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Block 06 6:24Running 6 4:24v median −1:01
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Block 07 9:33Running 7 3:59v median −0:52
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Block 08 11:23Running 8 4:55v median −1:06
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 2:44
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 518
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 518 men who finished.