The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Cardiff 2026, Mathew Nottingham crossed the line in 1:22:18: 170th of 365 men, faster than 53% of the field.
The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 0:56 ahead of the median. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 3:15. The race faded late: the second half went 1:33 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 3:29 faster at Cardiff 2026 than at Manchester 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:48Running 1 5:21v median +0:16
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Block 02 7:32Running 2 4:50v median +0:08
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Block 03 8:53Running 3 5:05v median +0:00
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Block 04 10:31Running 4 4:59v median −0:06
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Block 05 9:38Running 5 5:05v median −0:04
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Block 06 7:54Running 6 5:20v median +0:02
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Block 07 8:46Running 7 4:46v median +0:00
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Block 08 15:38Running 8 5:50v median −0:04
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:41
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.