The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:10:39 at Cardiff 2026 put Matthew Williams 63rd of 365 men in the Open division, ahead of 83% of the field.
The wall balls were where this race was made, 1:55 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:28 better against the middle of the field than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 2:48, ahead of 87% of the field.
Athletes who raced both Cardiff 2026 and London Excel 2025 were 1:45 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:58Running 1 4:41v median −0:24
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Block 02 7:36Running 2 4:20v median −0:22
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Block 03 8:04Running 3 4:33v median −0:32
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Block 04 8:49Running 4 4:28v median −0:37
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Block 05 9:16Running 5 4:41v median −0:28
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Block 06 6:54Running 6 4:45v median −0:33
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Block 07 8:23Running 7 4:18v median −0:28
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Block 08 9:53Running 8 5:15v median −0:39
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 2:48
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 356
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 356 men who finished.