The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:54:06 at Cardiff 2026 put Matthew Shaw 843rd of 913 men in the Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 4:13 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:12 better against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 11:09, behind 99% of the field.
Cardiff gave the field time back: about 0:39 faster than the average race this season, by 1,764 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:27Running 1 6:32v median +1:27
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Block 02 11:36Running 2 6:01v median +1:19
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Block 03 13:13Running 3 6:13v median +1:06
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Block 04 12:42Running 4 6:14v median +1:10
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Block 05 11:18Running 5 6:06v median +0:56
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Block 06 10:03Running 6 6:38v median +1:19
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Block 07 13:57Running 7 6:12v median +1:25
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Block 08 18:45Running 8 7:41v median +1:46
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:09
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.