The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:43:12 at Cardiff 2026 put Matthew Gibbs 316th of 365 men in the Open division.
The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 2:58 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:11 worse against the middle of the field than the first. 7:06 in the roxzone was slower than 95% of the field.
The field ran 1:09 faster at Cardiff 2026 than at Dublin 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:03Running 1 6:17v median +1:12
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Block 02 8:29Running 2 5:24v median +0:42
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Block 03 11:13Running 3 6:02v median +0:57
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Block 04 14:20Running 4 6:31v median +1:26
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Block 05 12:16Running 5 6:54v median +1:45
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Block 06 10:56Running 6 7:44v median +2:26
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Block 07 14:14Running 7 6:20v median +1:34
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Block 08 13:38Running 8 7:02v median +1:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:06
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.