The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:22:36 at Cardiff 2026 put Matthew Crosse 173rd of 365 men in the Open division, ahead of 53% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 1:20 on the median. A harder second half: 1:51 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 9:40Running 1 5:11v median +0:06
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Block 02 7:45Running 2 4:47v median +0:05
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Block 03 9:23Running 3 5:19v median +0:14
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Block 04 9:59Running 4 5:28v median +0:23
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Block 05 10:03Running 5 5:31v median +0:22
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Block 06 8:29Running 6 5:38v median +0:20
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Block 07 10:06Running 7 5:09v median +0:23
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Block 08 13:10Running 8 6:08v median +0:14
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:02
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.