The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:25:41 at Cardiff 2026 put Matt Bowring 290th of 528 men in the Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 2:16 behind the median. A harder second half: 2:53 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Cardiff ran fast: the 1,764 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 0:39 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:46Running 1 5:30v median +0:18
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Block 02 8:07Running 2 4:59v median +0:11
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Block 03 9:06Running 3 5:04v median −0:04
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Block 04 10:46Running 4 5:07v median +0:02
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Block 05 9:58Running 5 5:18v median +0:04
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Block 06 8:21Running 6 5:33v median +0:08
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Block 07 12:23Running 7 5:09v median +0:18
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Block 08 13:34Running 8 6:06v median +0:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:43
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.