The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Matthew Havard finished 275th of 365 men in the Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:34:14.
The runs carried this race: faster than 39% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 17% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 3:09. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:43 better against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 5:20 faster at Cardiff 2026 than at Manchester 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:22Running 1 5:30v median +0:25
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Block 02 8:59Running 2 5:06v median +0:24
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Block 03 11:39Running 3 5:33v median +0:28
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Block 04 13:41Running 4 5:28v median +0:23
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Block 05 10:40Running 5 5:35v median +0:26
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Block 06 8:31Running 6 5:21v median +0:03
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Block 07 10:21Running 7 5:04v median +0:18
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Block 08 16:01Running 8 6:19v median +0:25
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:04
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.