The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Mattie Thomas at Rome 2026: 1:07:05, 51st of 581 men in the Open division.
The wall balls were where this race was made, 3:08 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:58 better against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 1:18 slower at Rome 2026 than at Cardiff 2026, which makes this time better than it looks.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:25Running 1 5:56v median +0:11
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Block 02 6:15Running 2 4:05v median −0:10
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Block 03 7:19Running 3 4:07v median −0:28
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Block 04 7:24Running 4 3:56v median −0:40
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Block 05 8:27Running 5 4:01v median −0:46
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Block 06 5:38Running 6 4:02v median −0:40
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Block 07 7:53Running 7 3:56v median −0:49
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Block 08 8:19Running 8 4:28v median −1:23
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:32
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 423
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 423 men who finished.