The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Matthew Mangion finished 342nd of 528 men in the Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:30:46.
The runs carried this race: faster than 65% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 16% on the stations. The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 2:50 slower than the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:52 better against the middle of the field 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 9:49Running 1 5:03v median −0:09
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Block 02 9:40Running 2 4:40v median −0:08
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Block 03 10:12Running 3 4:57v median −0:11
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Block 04 13:31Running 4 4:53v median −0:12
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Block 05 9:53Running 5 4:49v median −0:25
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Block 06 8:31Running 6 5:05v median −0:20
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Block 07 11:32Running 7 4:28v median −0:23
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Block 08 13:54Running 8 5:50v median −0:11
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:47
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.