The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:41:07 at Cardiff 2026 put Nick Matthews 386th of 466 men in the Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 1:47 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:10 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 8:48 in the roxzone was slower than 96% of the field.
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
-
Block 01 9:25Running 1 5:13v median +0:01
-
Block 02 8:37Running 2 5:11v median +0:24
-
Block 03 10:50Running 3 6:11v median +1:04
-
Block 04 13:38Running 4 6:17v median +1:10
-
Block 05 13:21Running 5 8:30v median +3:16
-
Block 06 9:30Running 6 6:40v median +1:15
-
Block 07 11:11Running 7 5:21v median +0:29
-
Block 08 15:51Running 8 7:19v median +1:17
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:48
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.