The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:26:00 at Cardiff 2026 put Matt Watts 263rd of 466 men in the Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 0:42 on the median. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled push, 1:42 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:45 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Cardiff ran fast: the 1,764 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 0:39 quicker here than at their other races. Matt Watts's fastest of 3 finishes in the Open division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:54Running 1 5:53v median +0:41
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Block 02 10:05Running 2 5:31v median +0:44
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Block 03 9:45Running 3 5:35v median +0:28
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Block 04 10:35Running 4 5:26v median +0:19
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Block 05 10:36Running 5 5:38v median +0:24
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Block 06 7:47Running 6 5:28v median +0:03
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Block 07 9:29Running 7 5:04v median +0:12
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Block 08 13:14Running 8 6:06v median +0:04
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:39
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.