The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Matthew Thurlow finished 359th of 365 men in the Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 2:20:34.
On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 5:07. A harder second half: 26:19 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 5:41, behind 85% of the field.
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 10:10Running 1 5:31v median +0:26
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Block 02 8:48Running 2 5:11v median +0:29
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Block 03 14:26Running 3 9:06v median +4:01
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Block 04 19:40Running 4 9:43v median +4:38
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Block 05 18:38Running 5 13:24v median +8:15
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Block 06 17:48Running 6 13:17v median +7:59
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Block 07 22:25Running 7 12:22v median +7:36
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Block 08 23:01Running 8 14:42v median +8:48
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:41
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.