The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:21:43 at Cardiff 2026 put Matt Smith 217th of 466 men in the Open division, ahead of 53% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 1:28 on the median. The race faded late: the second half went 3:30 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Cardiff gave the field time back: about 0:39 faster than the average race this season, by 1,764 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:36Running 1 5:02v median −0:10
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Block 02 7:47Running 2 4:55v median +0:08
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Block 03 8:49Running 3 5:09v median +0:02
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Block 04 9:33Running 4 5:18v median +0:11
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Block 05 10:36Running 5 5:48v median +0:34
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Block 06 8:23Running 6 5:38v median +0:13
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Block 07 10:15Running 7 4:58v median +0:06
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Block 08 13:12Running 8 6:00v median −0:02
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:35
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.