The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Cardiff 2026, Matt Kearns crossed the line in 1:20:29: 201st of 466 men, faster than 57% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 68% of the field across all eight, against 46% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 1:34 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:18 better against the middle of the field than before it.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Cardiff gained about 0:39.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:58Running 1 5:35v median +0:23
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Block 02 8:10Running 2 5:00v median +0:13
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Block 03 8:39Running 3 5:03v median −0:04
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Block 04 11:03Running 4 5:02v median −0:05
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Block 05 9:49Running 5 5:19v median +0:05
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Block 06 7:59Running 6 5:36v median +0:11
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Block 07 9:42Running 7 5:00v median +0:08
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Block 08 11:14Running 8 6:03v median +0:01
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:58
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 461
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 461 men who finished.