The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Matthew Coombs finished 203rd of 365 men in the Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:25:00.
The burpee broad jumps were the standout, 0:43 quicker than the median and 132nd of 365. The sled pull cost the most time: 0:37 slower than the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:39 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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
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Block 01 10:48Running 1 5:43v median +0:38
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Block 02 8:06Running 2 5:05v median +0:23
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Block 03 10:15Running 3 5:20v median +0:15
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Block 04 10:36Running 4 5:28v median +0:23
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Block 05 10:36Running 5 5:40v median +0:31
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Block 06 7:55Running 6 5:21v median +0:03
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Block 07 9:36Running 7 4:59v median +0:13
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Block 08 12:23Running 8 6:04v median +0:10
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:48
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.