The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Matthew Black finished 345th of 416 men in the Open division at Dublin 2026, in 1:33:37.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 1:58 behind the median. A harder second half: 2:43 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 6:16 in the roxzone was slower than 90% of the field.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:24Running 1 5:34v median +0:42
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Block 02 8:06Running 2 5:04v median +0:21
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Block 03 11:51Running 3 5:39v median +0:43
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Block 04 11:01Running 4 5:42v median +0:48
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Block 05 11:25Running 5 5:48v median +0:49
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Block 06 9:04Running 6 5:43v median +0:46
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Block 07 11:21Running 7 5:37v median +0:38
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Block 08 14:18Running 8 6:59v median +0:48
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:16
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 268
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 268 men who finished.