The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:39:34 at Cardiff 2026 put Matthew Richards 718th of 913 men in the Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 2:27 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 4:34 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Cardiff ran fast: the 1,764 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 0:39 quicker here than at their other races. That was 9:30 off the time at Turin 2026.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:21Running 1 5:36v median +0:31
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Block 02 9:00Running 2 5:24v median +0:42
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Block 03 10:39Running 3 5:48v median +0:41
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Block 04 14:25Running 4 5:59v median +0:55
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Block 05 11:08Running 5 6:04v median +0:54
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Block 06 10:08Running 6 6:18v median +0:59
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Block 07 11:37Running 7 5:44v median +0:57
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Block 08 17:03Running 8 8:50v median +2:55
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:16
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.