The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Matt Turner at Cardiff 2026: 1:01:45, 16th of 913 men in the Open division.
The wall balls were where this race was made, 2:31 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:15 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 2:28, ahead of 98% of the field.
Athletes who raced both Cardiff 2026 and London Excel 2025 were 1:45 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:22Running 1 4:18v median −0:47
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Block 02 5:48Running 2 3:44v median −0:58
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Block 03 6:58Running 3 4:03v median −1:04
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Block 04 7:57Running 4 4:02v median −1:02
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Block 05 8:26Running 5 4:08v median −1:02
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Block 06 6:01Running 6 4:05v median −1:14
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Block 07 6:55Running 7 3:37v median −1:10
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Block 08 8:54Running 8 4:34v median −1:21
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 2:28
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 905
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 905 men who finished.